Anthropology in Independent and Denominational Mission Activity
Why have some of the independent or “faith mission” groups shown generally greater interest in an “anthropological approach” to their work than have most of the mission organizations of the denominational churches? The writer of the present article points out some of the factors involved, and presen...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1962
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Practical anthropology
Year: 1962, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-32 |
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| Summary: | Why have some of the independent or “faith mission” groups shown generally greater interest in an “anthropological approach” to their work than have most of the mission organizations of the denominational churches? The writer of the present article points out some of the factors involved, and presents a dual challenge to both groups — to the former, to face more realistically some of the problems which they have hitherto left to the concern of the church groups; and to the latter, to carry on from where the independent groups have left off in relating the church to the changing cultural situation in its respective countries. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical anthropology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182966200900105 |