RT Article
T1 Shame/Honor, Guilt/Innocence, Fear/Power: A Missiological Response to Simon Cozens and Geoff Beech
JF International bulletin of mission research
VO 42
IS 4
SP 348
OP 356
A1 Whiteman, Darrell L. 1947-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1583710116
AB There has been a significant increased interest among academic missiologists and mission practitioners in applying the concepts of shame/honor, guilt/innocence, and to a lesser extent fear/power, in cross-cultural ministry. This article responds to Simon Cozens's and Geoff Beech's contributions and notes the weaknesses of characterizing entire cultures as oriented to shame, guilt, or fear. Despite the caution of overgeneralization and stereotyping, there are some strengths in these concepts, which have been helpful in cross-cultural ministry. They should also be used to enable Western missionaries to discover the weaknesses and blind spots in their own ministry, biblical interpretations, and theology.
K1 Shame/honor : guilt/innocence : anthropology : mission practice
DO 10.1177/2396939318788783