By: Paul Duane Matheny

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For centuries, the global understanding of Church has been shaped by Western theological imperatives. Yet today, the decline of institutional religion in the West, and the extraordinary growth of the Church of the global South mean that a radical movement beyond such theologies is required. In this book, Paul Matheny argues that the Church would benefit by becoming more contextualized and less Western. Contextual Theology is an attempt to address that issue and to examine how a reassessment of the relationship of the Gospel to cultural context can advance this critical and necessary development. Through an accessible and critical approach, Matheny considers the historical background to contextual theology. In the same way, he aims to show how to use contextual methods to think theologically and act missiologically in different cultural contexts.

"...There is here a useful, updated reminder of what contextual theology is at its best..." Paul Ballard, Theological book review, Vol. 24, No 2, 2012.

Preface Introduction 1 The Church Looks to the Future: The Encouragement of Contextual Methods in Theology? 2 Contextual Methods within the Theological Processes of Christian Churches 3 The Helpfulness of Theology in the Life of the Church 4 Contextual Theology Becomes an Issue 5 Sources and Processes: Contextual Theology and the Emergence of a Christian Community 6 Theology, Both Local and Ecumenical: Tradition and Authority within the Christian Community Bibliography Subject Index Name Index

ISBN: 9780227680124
ISBN-10: 022768012X
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 146
Published: 1st August 2012
Publisher: JAMES CLARKE CO LTD
Dimensions (cm): 22.606 x 14.986  x 1.27
Weight (kg): 0.295