In the 1970s theologians in Asia and Africa showed an interest in the way different cultural
contexts influenced the interpretation of Christian belief. Manifestations of contextual …

Essays in Contextual Theology is a collection of essays that reflect on the doing of
contextual theology from several perspectives. After a general introductory essay …

This book advances that history by exploring stories, images and discourses across a
worldwide range of geographical, cultural and confessional contexts. Its twelve authors not …

MODELS OF CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY. By Stephen B. Bevans, SVD Maryknoll, NY: Orbis,
1992. Pp. xiv+ 146. $16.95 Bevans understands contextual theology as a methodology …

The recommendation to use contextual methods in theology is not new. As the global South
began to recover from the blanket domination of the developed nations after World War II …

Contextual Theology he term “contextual theology” has become part of theological
vocabulary in the twelve years since its introduction by the Theo-T logical Education Fund in …

How can a Christian brought up in the metropolis of Sao Paulo speak the gospel clearly to a
Buddhist raised in the mountains of Tibet? Every missionary confronts the difficulty of cross …

As the church in the global south continues to grow at a rapid pace, the question of how to
develop local theologies becomes more and more urgent. This book charts a path forward …

This classic textbook brings together the meanings, proposals, and tasks involved in
contextualization. Hesselgrave and Rommen explore the history of contextualization in the …

Our current approach towards contextualization as essentially a theological enterprise is an
appropriate foundation, but no more than a foundation. In this article I outline a …