02851nam 2200649Ia 450 991081957070332120230801212735.01-281-78430-397866117843000-567-41313-6(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)99100000000054165919981014h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe missiological implications of epistemological shifts affirming truth in a modern/postmodern world /Paul G. HiebertHarrisburg, Pa. :Trinity Press International,1999.©19991 online resource (xv, 135 pages) illustrationsChristian mission and modern culture1-56338-259-8 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 realismMissionsTheory.Philosophy and religion.Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)Critical realism.266/.001Hiebert Paul G.1932-2007.1697310MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819570703321The missiological implications of epistemological shifts4077914UNINA