02894nam 2200661Ia 450 991045385100332120220207210232.01-281-78430-397866117843000-567-41313-6(CKB)1000000000541659(EBL)436563(OCoLC)319492771(SSID)ssj0000203550(PQKBManifestationID)11199574(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203550(PQKBWorkID)10173714(PQKB)11783664(MiAaPQ)EBC436563(Au-PeEL)EBL436563(CaPaEBR)ebr10250842(CaONFJC)MIL178430(OCoLC)893334266(EXLCZ)99100000000054165919981014d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe missiological implications of epistemological shifts[electronic resource] affirming truth in a modern/postmodern world /Paul G. HiebertHarrisburg, Pa. Trinity Press Internationalc19991 online resource (152 p.)Christian mission and modern cultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-56338-259-8 Includes bibliographical references.CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE TO THE SERIES; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POSITIVISM; 2. THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF INSTRUMENTALISM AND IDEALISM; 3. CRITICAL REALISM-A WAY AHEAD; NOTES; REFERENCES CITEDThis book explores the question of epistemology, or theory of knowledge, and its impact upon how we view and do missions in today's world.What must a new convert know or believe? How do they know? How can we translate and communicate Christian teachings interculturally without distorting the message? How should we do missions in an anti-colonial, postmodern era characterized by religious relativism and accusations of Christian imperialism?In struggling with these questions, Paul Hiebert focuses on the epistemological foundations that underlay them. He examines three specific theories of knowleChristian mission and modern culture.MissionsTheoryPhilosophy and religionKnowledge, Theory of (Religion)Critical realismElectronic books.MissionsTheory.Philosophy and religion.Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)Critical realism.266/.001Hiebert Paul G.1932-2007.1075889MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453851003321The missiological implications of epistemological shifts2586771UNINA