Russian Salvation: From Jokes to Jesus
This article highlights the development of a contextual theology among Russian Evangelical Christians. The prevalence of jokes in Russian culture makes humor an easy entrée into constructing a Russian local theology. The author proposes a process through which humor can be used as a way to make the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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Missiology
Year: 2010, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 335-347 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | This article highlights the development of a contextual theology among Russian Evangelical Christians. The prevalence of jokes in Russian culture makes humor an easy entrée into constructing a Russian local theology. The author proposes a process through which humor can be used as a way to make the Bible more relevant and more effective to the Russian people. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182961003800308 |