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LCMS Missionaries and an Alien Indian Culture: A Gospel-Culture Engagement at the Margins of Indian Society
Does the Gospel message have within it the inherent potential to engage and transform a culture that seems to be alien and at odds with its worldview? A look into the early twentieth century history of the evangelizing efforts of LCMS missionaries in South India provides a glimpse into how the missi...
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| Natura: | Printed Book |
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Missio Apostolica
2014
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| Accesso online: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005134.pdf |
| Riassunto: | Does the Gospel message have within it the inherent potential to
engage and transform a culture that seems to be alien and at odds with its
worldview? A look into the early twentieth century history of the evangelizing
efforts of LCMS missionaries in South India provides a glimpse into how the
missionaries as the ‘bearers of the Gospel” encountered a native culture at odds with
the Biblical message and vision. Through this mission story, the essay argues that
Gospel-Culture engagement entails negotiations of varying concerns and aspirations
of both the missionary and the “converting” people, with the Gospel enabling the
native people to challenge and transform their culture by contextualizing its Biblical
promise and hop |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 22, no. 2 (2014) |