Tag Archives: Contextualization and Missions

CONTEXTUALIZATION THE ASIAN WAY: RELATIONAL CONTEXTUALIZATION

Enoch Wan and Siu Kuen Sonia Chan. This paper is an attempt to introduce the Asian way for the practice of contextualization: a relational approach and relational ontological orientation. Most evangelicals’ attempt of contextualization thus far is the western style: rationalist, cognitive, programmatic, pragmatic and outcome-based. In this paper, relational contextualization is proposed as anContinue reading “CONTEXTUALIZATION THE ASIAN WAY: RELATIONAL CONTEXTUALIZATION”

WHY PENTECOSTALISM HAS SUCCEEDED AMONG ANIMISTS:

CONTEXTUALIZATION AMONG THE TRIBAL PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LUZON, PHILIPPINES Julie Ma. During my mission work among the tribal people in Northern Luzon, Philippines, I observed how the gospel message was being contextualized by Pentecostals among these people. There are similarities between the worldviews of the tribal group and that of Pentecostals. In this article, IContinue reading “WHY PENTECOSTALISM HAS SUCCEEDED AMONG ANIMISTS:”