Questions of Context - Reading a Century of German Mission Theology by John G Flett

Questions of Context - Reading a Century of German Mission Theology by John G Flett

The gospel is for every tribe, tongue, and nation (Revelation 7:9), but there is no single biblical or theological model for the relationship between the gospel and these diverse cultures. Indeed, every suggested approach carriesits own range of philosophical and theological commitments that all too often remain unexamined. Contextualization is fraught with challenges--yet wrestling with questions of context is essential for how we understand mission, theology, and the embodiment of the Christian faith.

German missiology has engaged these questions in a variety of ways that can both inform and critique Anglo-American traditions. In this compilation and analysis, John Flett and Henning Wrogemann translate and comment on a core thread of German missiological works, explaining both their historical and current significance. Drawn from journals and books across a century of academic discourse, these classic writings trace developments from Gustav Warneck, the father of contemporary missiology, through key thinkers such as Karl Hartenstein, who coined the term missio Dei, down to twenty-first century discussions of intercultural hermeneutics. Along the way they reveal advances, mistakes, and changingdefinitions as German missiologists interacted with the cultural and political realities of their time.

This longitudinal study, showcasing many texts available in English for the first time, tackles the history and dynamics of contextualization head-on and sheds new light on the state of missiology today. We are reminded, Flett and Wrogemann argue, that we must keep working to honor difference within the worldwide Christian community as necessary to the fullness of our being in Christ.

Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whosemissiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.

Henning Wrogemann, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1964, ist seit 2007 Professor fur Religionswissenschaft und Interkulturelle Theologie an der Kirchlichen Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel und Leiter des von ihm 2011 gegrundeten Instituts fur Interkulturelle Theologie und Interreligiose Studien (IITIS). Er wurde 1995 an der Theologischen Fakultat der Universitat Heidelberg promoviert und habilitierte sich dort 2005. Wrogemann ist Mitherausgeber der Zeitschriften Evangelische Theologie, Verkundigung und Forschung und Theologische Literaturzeitung. In den Jahren 2012 bis 2015 veroffentlichte er ein dreibandiges Lehrbuch Interkulturelle Theologie/Missionswissenschaft, das 2016-2019 als englische Ausgabe unter dem Titel Intercultural Theology erschienen ist. Zu seinen Arbeitsschwerpunkten gehoren die Themen Interkulturelle Hermeneutik, Interreligioser Dialog, kontextuelle Missionstheologien sowie Gegenwartsfragen im Islam.

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ISBN 13	9780830851089
ISBN 10	0830851089
Title	Questions of Context - Reading a Century of German Mission Theology
Author	John G Flett
Series	Missiological Engagements Ser
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	IVP Academic
Year published	2020-07-21
Number of pages	248
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