| Christianity Confronts Culture: A Strategy for Crosscultural Evangelism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Mayers, Marvin K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310289017 ISBN-13: 9780310289012 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1987 Annotation: "Christianity Confronts Culture" is a practical guide to effective communication in the cross-cultural setting--which exists in fact when any one person meets another. Dr. Mayers discusses crosscultural communication by means of four models, each of which approaches the subject in the light of a different discipline: social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and crosscultural education. The second part of the book presents a series of case studies illustrating each of the four models. Pastors, future pastors, missionaries, Christian educators--any who find themselves in constant contact with foreign cultures or North American cultures--will find this book invaluable. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Religion | Christian Education - General |
| Dewey: 266 |
| LCCN: 87001839 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.47" W x 8.61" (0.99 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Christianity Confronts Culture is a practical guide to effective communications in the cross-cultural setting -- which exists, in fact, when any one person meets another. Dr. Mayers discusses cross-cultural communication by means of four models, each of which approaches the subject in the light of a different discipline: social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and cross-cultural education. The second part of the book presents a series of case studies illustrating each of the four models. Pastors, future pastors, missionaries, Christian educators -- any who find themselves in constant contact with foreign cultures or North American cultures -- will find this book invaluable. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mayers, Marvin K.: - Marvin K. Mayers, Ph.D., University of Chicago, is Dean of the School of Intercultural Studies and World Missions at Biola University. He is the author of Christianity Confronts Culture. |