The value of anthropology for missiological engagements with context: The case of witch accusations

This article reviews an earlier history where anthropology came to be valued as playing a significant role within missiological education, and considers the more recent partial decline of professional anthropology within missiological institutions. It calls for a revaluing of anthropology for what i...

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主要作者: Priest, Robert J. (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: Sage 2015
In: Missiology
Year: 2015, 卷: 43, 發布: 1, Pages: 27-42
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
NBE Anthropology
RF Christian education; catechetics
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B World Christianity
B witchcraft accusations
B anthropology and missiology
B Contextualization
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總結:This article reviews an earlier history where anthropology came to be valued as playing a significant role within missiological education, and considers the more recent partial decline of professional anthropology within missiological institutions. It calls for a revaluing of anthropology for what it contributes to missiology and contextual theology. To illustrate the sorts of strength that anthropology brings to missiology, the article examines the old anthropological topic of witchcraft accusations, a topic that turns out to be remarkably contemporary because of its significant revitalized presence in churches in major regions of the world. The article considers contemporary dynamics where church leaders themselves participate in witch accusations, and attempts to showcase the sorts of considerations that an anthropological approach contributes to missiology.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829614553541