Evangelicalism, a subset of Christianity that is conservative theologicaly particularly in regards to Scripture, has been blamed for distorting the Christian faith in its missinoary efforts abroad. The claim is that early and even current evangelical missionaries imported American cultural Christianity more than genuine Christian belief. Mark Noll offers his perspective on both past and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Global Christianity’
4 Jun
Religious Pluralism Near and Far – Part 5
IV. Moving Forward: Lessons Learned from the Church in India Having examined the responses of both the church in North America and the church in India to religious pluralism, their responses must be compared and contrasted. A. Similarities in the Responses to Religious Pluralism First, both the church in India and the church in North [...]
3 Jun
Religious Pluralism Near and Far – Part 4
III. Christian Mission in North America Confronts Religious Pluralism Thus far we have examined the religious context of India and have also looked at the response of the church in India to the religious pluralism confronting it. What must be done now is to understand our own context so that we can accurately apply, or [...]
2 Jun
Religious Pluralism Near and Far – Part 3
B. The Religious Dialog in India Before engaging the responses of Christianity in India to Hinduism we need to discuss the importance of Christology in the pluralist debate. 1. The Importance of Christology At the heart of pluralist debates stands the issue of Christology. Christianity derives its very name from the person of Jesus of [...]
1 Jun
Religious Pluralism Near and Far – Part 2
II. Christian Mission in India Confronts Religious Pluralism The church in India traces its history back to the arrival of St. Matthew to the southern coast of India in A.D. 52.[1] From its earliest inception in India the Christian faith had to understand how to relate to Indian culture and how to express its theology. [...]
31 May
Religious Pluralism Near & Far – Part 1
I. Introduction: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism Near & Far It could be said that conflicting truth claims are the conflict that moves along the plot of history. Return to the Garden and find at the root of all sin a conflicting truth claim, God’s Word is set against the word of the serpent. The [...]
