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200 14$aThe missiological implications of epistemological shifts$b[electronic resource] $eaffirming truth in a modern/postmodern world /$fPaul G. Hiebert
210   $aHarrisburg, Pa. $cTrinity Press International$dc1999
215   $a1 online resource (152 p.)
225 1 $aChristian mission and modern culture
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-56338-259-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aCONTENTS; 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 CITED
330   $aThis book explores the question of epistemology, or theory of knowledge, and its impact upon how we view and do missions in today's world.What must a new convert know or believe? How do they know? How can we translate and communicate Christian teachings interculturally without distorting the message? How should we do missions in an anti-colonial, postmodern era characterized by religious relativism and accusations of Christian imperialism?In struggling with these questions, Paul Hiebert focuses on the epistemological foundations that underlay them. He examines three specific theories of knowle
410  0$aChristian mission and modern culture.
606   $aMissions$xTheory
606   $aPhilosophy and religion
606   $aKnowledge, Theory of (Religion)
606   $aCritical realism
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aMissions$xTheory.
615  0$aPhilosophy and religion.
615  0$aKnowledge, Theory of (Religion)
615  0$aCritical realism.
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