Intercultural communication for Christian ministry
By: Frank Tucker
Publisher: Frank Tucker
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Adelaide, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781490311142
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Christianity and other religions; Communication; Christianity; Information theory; Missions
Description: This book is the most comprehensive work on intercultural communication theory and practice for cross-cultural Christian workers since the 1991 publication of David Hesselgrave's 'Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally: An Introduction to Missionary Communication'. It is written for the serious reader in Christian cross-cultural ministry and for graduate and postgraduate study. It considers significant developments in the electronic media such as the Internet, smart phone and other electronic resources. Thinking styles, psychology of art, ethnomusic, ethnodrama and methods of oral communication are included. Gender issues and the importance of personal relationships as a context for Christian ministry are explored as well as ethical issues in communication and issues in communicating with oral-aural people, shame-honour and fear-power cultures. It seeks to be culturally inclusive although it reflects the writer's culture of origin. The use of case histories and critical incidents are used to illustrate the text and ground the theory in reality. A companion website is provided for digital resources: video clips, ethnomusic, ethnodrama, visual arts, case histories, case studies and learning facilitator resources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-366) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction to interpersonal communication theory; title: 2. Perception, signs and meaning; title: 3.Communication and culture: models and issues; title: 4. Intercultural identification and relationships; title: 5. Worldview differences and communication; title: 6. Communication through verbal and non-verbal language.; title: 7. Different ways of thinking; title: 8. Social structures and communication; title: 9. Communicating through various media; title: 10. Contextualisation: theory, models and processes.