This major statement by a leading missiologist represents a lifetime of wrestling with a topic every cross-cultural leader must address: how to adapt the universal gospel to particular settings. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook organizes contextualization, which includes "everything the church is and does," into seven dimensions. Filled with examples, case studies, and diagrams and conversant with contemporary arguments and debates, it offers the author's unique take on the challenge of adapting the faith in local cultures.Contents1. Setting the Stage: What Is Contextualization?2. The Social Dimension: Introduction, Association, and Kinship3. The Social Dimension as Exchange: Economics4. The Social Dimension as Learning: Education5. The Social Dimension as Organizational: Politics6. The Mythic Dimension7. The Ethical Dimension8. The Artistic and Technological Dimension9. The Ritual Dimension10. The Experience Dimension: The Supernatural11. The Doctrinal Dimension12. The Future of ContextualizationIndex
