Communicating God's Word in a Complex World God's Truth or Hocus Pocus?

by Shaw, Daniel R.; Engen, Van Charles E.; Sanneh, Lamin

• ISBN13: 9780742514461
• ISBN10: 0742514463
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-04
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The authors say that contemporary proclaimers of God's word can model their approach after that of the writers of scripture, who reinterpreted and restated their received texts for their audiences.

Author Biography

R. Daniel Shaw is on the faculty of the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and served as a missionary in Papua New Guinea for twelve years. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of ten books Charles E. Van Engen is Arthur F. Glasser Professor of Biblical Theology of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, holds a Ph.D. in missiology, and spent twelve years as a missionary in Mexico. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books Lamin Sanneh is D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale University Divinity School

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
Foreword	xi
by Lamin Sanneh
Preface	xiii
Introduction
The Communicability of God's Word	1	(8)
Part I. Faithful Communication	9	(56)
God's Intention in Communicating to Human Beings: Textual Issues
1 The Intent of Faithful Communication	11	(12)
2 The Source of Faithful Communication	23	(22)
3 The Message of Faithful Communication	45	(20)
Part II. Appropriate Communication	65	(90)
The Communicators' Presentation of God's Intended Message: Theoretical Issues
4 Theologically Appropriate Communication	67	(34)
5 Communicationally Appropriate Communication	101	(28)
6 Culturally Appropriate Communication	129	(26)
Part III. Relevant Communication	155	(54)
The Receptors' Understanding of God's Intended Message: Contextual Issues
7 Seeking Relevant Communication	157	(20)
8 Enabling Relevant Communication	177	(18)
9 Pursuing Relevant Communication	195	(14)
Conclusion Communicating God's Word in a Complex World	209	(12)
Appendix A A Biblical Example of Hermeneutics: Jesus, the "Lamb of God"	221	(4)
Appendix B Discourse Analysis for Appropriate Communication	225	(12)
References	237	(12)
Author Index	249	(4)
Subject Index	253	(6)
About the Authors	259