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1. 1. Gospel and Culture in the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne Movement with Particular Focus on the Period 1973-1996

   Författare :Klas Lundström; Sven-Erik Brodd; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Alf Tergel; Jonas Jonson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Missionary studies; contextualization; culture; cultural identity; Culture and religion-Congresses; ecumenism; Evangelicalism; gospel and culture; inculturation; Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization; syncretism; World Council of Churches-World mission and evangelism; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is an investigation of the discussion on gospel and culture in the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne movement with particular attention to the period 1973-1996. In order to understand the discussion, eight analytic questions were used: (1) Why did gospel and culture become an important issue? (2) How were the term “gospel” and (3) the term “culture” understood? What was the understanding of: (4) the interaction between gospel and culture, (5) historical gospel transposition processes, (6) cultural identity, (7) the role and approaches of missionaries, and (8) the perceived limits to syncretism? The study argues that the debate appeared as a result of decolonization and an assertion of cultural selfhood of churches in the South. LÄS MER