Practical theology and the one body of Christ
Subtitle: toward a missional-ecumenical model
By: Thomas John Hastings.
Series: Studies in practical theology
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780802817600
Subjects: Missions -- Theory.; Theology, Practical.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: The cultural norms of contemporary North American practical theology; value: The critical theoretic correlational model; value: The critical praxis correlational model; value: The transformational mode; value: Biblical and missiological grounds for a missional-ecumenical approach to practical theology; value: Charismatic, missional, ecumenical praxis within the "one body of Christ"; value: The demographic transformation of world Christianity and the twilight of "mainline" Protestant foreign missions; value: Facing up to the tensions between the gospel, church, and culture; value: The conversion-encounter axis between gospel and culture; value: The reciprocal relationship axis between gospel and church; value: The missionary dialogue axis between church and culture; value: Gospel, church, and culture tensions in Meiji, Japan; value: Tamura Naomi and his times; value: Education from above; value: The Japanese bride incident; value: Gospel and culture tensions; value: Gospel and church tensions; value: Culture and church tensions; value: From evangelism to religious education; value: A vision for the Christian transformation of Japan; value: The graded lessons and the testing of Tamura's vision; value: Encountering missionary opposition; value: World's Sunday School Convention held in Tokyo; value: Tamura's mature work; value: The principles and practice of religious education; value: The child the center of Christianity; value: Toward a missional-ecumenical model of practical theology; value: The contemporary significance of Tamura's missional-ecumenical approach to practical theology; value: Personal missional engagement at the congregational level; value: Personal and academic engagement across cultures; value: A tale of two selves in Japan and the United States; value: Participation in christ, belonging to others, and realistic self-assessment; value: "Was Judas saved?"; value: Humility in the face of the unity and variety in the order of creation; value: At play in the matrix uniting subject and object; value: A tripartite, contingent relationality; value: The other(s)-I relation; value: The I-self(ves) relation.