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020			_a978-1-610-97944-3
020			_a1-610-97944-3
084			_aAc
100	1		_aHarries, Jim _eVerfasser _4aut
245			_aTheory to practice in vulnerable mission _ban academic appraisal _cJim Harries
264		1	_aEugene, Oregon _bWipf & Stock Publ. _c2012
300			_axxi, 120 pages : illustrations
500			_aLiteraturangaben
520	1		_aMissionaries from the West like to hit the ground running to solve as many of other people's problems as possible in the increasingly short term they have available for service. Hang on, says Jim Harries! After twenty-four years in Africa, observing how poverty, traditional practices, dependency, and misunderstandings continue, Harries asks, what is the point of bringing solutions that local people cannot reproduce? Harries challenges missionaries and development workers to counter dependency on the West by engaging in sustainable ministry that local people can imitate. This requires some Westerners to work on the basis of local languages and resources, a practice known as vulnerable mission. Rooted in personal experience, founded in a postmodern appreciation of language, drawing on anthropology, based in Christian theology, Harries provides a case for the necessity of vulnerable mission in the twenty-first century. Models that illustrate difficulties in inter-cultural translation -- More on language in relation to Africa -- Development projects and outside funding -- What is Africa? -- Theology of Africa -- Conclusion and "vulnerable mission in practice."
650		4	_aMissionstheorie
650		4	_aAfrika
650		4	_aÜbersetzung
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