Globalization and contextualization: Reframing the task of contextualization in the twenty-first century

In the face of globalization, approaches to contextualization developed in the late 20th century must be expanded upon. Two main developments of globalization are examined and implications for contextualization are drawn. First, the increased interconnectivity of the global church and the McDonaldiz...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Ott, Craig 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Lade...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: Sage 2015
In: Missiology
Jahr: 2015, Band: 43, Heft: 1, Seiten: 43-58
RelBib Classification:CD Christentum und Kultur
FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KDB Katholische Kirche
TK Neueste Zeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B Glocalization
B Globalization
B Contextualization
B Hybridization
B Culture
Online Zugang: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallele Ausgabe:Elektronisch
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:In the face of globalization, approaches to contextualization developed in the late 20th century must be expanded upon. Two main developments of globalization are examined and implications for contextualization are drawn. First, the increased interconnectivity of the global church and the McDonaldization of ministry imply that the focus of contextualization must be increasingly upon processing, evaluating, and rejecting or assimilating these global Christian influences. Second, globalization had led to the hybridization of cultures from which four implications are drawn. Contextualization must be focused more on understanding and responding appropriately to rapid social change now, and less on preserving or transforming the “traditional culture” of the past. Contextualization must be more radically rooted in biblical truth and identity. Contextualization must reevaluate the place of the catholicity of the church in relation to theological and ecclesial traditions. Finally, contextualization might be reconceived as a process of hybridization as opposed to homogenization or fragmentation.
ISSN:2051-3623
Enthält:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829614552026