A Strategy for Christian Missions in Primary Oral Cultures

Nearly one-quarter of all people on earth today are illiterate or rely primarily on oral communication. Standard, text-dependent outreach and discipling methods do not work with these communities. This article, based on considerable first-hand experience as well as academic study, describes the dist...

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Main Author: Oumarou, Emmanuel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals 2022
In: Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 213-225
IxTheo Classification:RJ Mission; missiology
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Christians
B Cameroon
B Communities
B ILLITERATE persons
B Culture
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Summary:Nearly one-quarter of all people on earth today are illiterate or rely primarily on oral communication. Standard, text-dependent outreach and discipling methods do not work with these communities. This article, based on considerable first-hand experience as well as academic study, describes the distinctive thinking modes of oral cultures and how to reach them effectively.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology