LEADER 02851nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910819570703321 005 20230801212735.0 010 $a1-281-78430-3 010 $a9786611784300 010 $a0-567-41313-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000541659 035 $a(EBL)436563 035 $a(OCoLC)319492771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203550 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199574 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203550 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10173714 035 $a(PQKB)11783664 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436563 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436563 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250842 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL178430 035 $a(OCoLC)893334266 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541659 100 $a19981014h19991999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe missiological implications of epistemological shifts $eaffirming truth in a modern/postmodern world /$fPaul G. Hiebert 210 1$aHarrisburg, Pa. :$cTrinity Press International,$d1999. 210 4$aŠ1999 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 135 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aChristian mission and modern culture 311 0 $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 $aCritical realism 615 0$aMissions$xTheory. 615 0$aPhilosophy and religion. 615 0$aKnowledge, Theory of (Religion) 615 0$aCritical realism. 676 $a266/.001 700 $aHiebert$b Paul G.$f1932-2007.$01697310 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819570703321 996 $aThe missiological implications of epistemological shifts$94077914 997 $aUNINA