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The Gospel in Human Contexts: Anthropological Explorations for Contemporary Missions
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The influence of postmodernism is making many North American Christians fearful of engaging in evangelism and discipleship activities, lest they be imposing their culturally bound interpretation of Scripture onto other cultures. "Who are we to tell them what the Bible says?"
Brian Fikkert • When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change
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Donald McGavran’s The Bridges of God: A Study in the Strategy of Missions.11 McGavran had been a missionary in India, and his book studied people groups with massively distinct socio-cultural and religious differences.
Alan J. Roxburgh • Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World
migrants often re-create the intensive kin-based institutions found in their countries of origin (e.g.,
Joseph Henrich • The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Paul’s method in Athens is instructive. He understood the culture and employed that knowledge to identify a starting point for building a bridge to the gospel.
Paul M. Gould • Cultural Apologetics
A common mistake in the church today, as we put more emphasis on contextualization and mission, is to neglect the fellowship aspects of community.