Magic, divine revelation and translation in theological education in the majority world today (with a focus on Africa)

The impact or sense of text translated into a different worldview must be transformed to engage its new cultural context. An understanding of why and how this happens is vital for the globalising church to get away from a uni-central model of theological truth rooted in economic dependency on the he...

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Main Author: Harries, Jim 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of South Africa [2019]
In: Missionalia
Year: 2019, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-176
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
FB Theological education
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Theology
B Translation
B Bible
B Vulnerable Mission
B Globalisation
B Missiology
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Summary:The impact or sense of text translated into a different worldview must be transformed to engage its new cultural context. An understanding of why and how this happens is vital for the globalising church to get away from a uni-central model of theological truth rooted in economic dependency on the hegemony of Western English. This article portrays inter-cultural translation in vivid ways using Scriptural example to show how some current models of translation depend for their success on either direct divine revelation or magic. This article advocates Christian discipleship at depth through inter-cultural missionary engagement rooted in local languages and resources.
ISSN:2312-878X
Contains:Enthalten in: Missionalia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7832/47-2-265