Agents of transformation : a guide for effective cross-cultural ministry /
Sherwood C. Lingenfelter.
- Grand Rapids, Mich : Baker Books, c1996.
- 282 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Market, government, mosque and church: the social contexts of change-- The five social ways of life-- Understanding social environment-- Property interests and cultural bias-- Labor interests and cultural bias-- Family authority and cultural bias-- Community authority and cultural bias-- Conflict, political interests, and cultural bias-- Ritual, social interests, and cultural bias-- Cosmology and cultural bias-- Cultural bias in a mission organization-- Ideas and interests: the dynamics of culture-- A pilgrim lifestyle in economic relations-- a pilgrim lifestyle in family and community-- Agents of transformation
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Missions--Anthropological aspects Intercultural communication--Religious aspects--Christianity Christianity and culture Missions--Theory Evangelistic work