03425cam a2200349 a 4500 14646962 OSt 20250701140207.0 150206s2007 miuaf b 001 0 eng 2006039452 9780802817600 (paperback. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm76901833 (OCoLC)76901833 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER C#P EMT YDXCP DLC BV2063 .H37 2007 266.001 Has 2007 22 Hastings, Thomas John. Practical theology and the one body of Christ : toward a missional-ecumenical model / Thomas John Hastings. Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007. xi, 233 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Studies in practical theology Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-229) and index. Introduction. The cultural captivity of contemporary North American practical theology ; The critical theoretic correlational model ; The critical praxis correlational model ; The transformational model -- Biblical, theological, and missiological grounds for a missional-ecumenical approach to practical theology. Charismatic, missional, ecumenical praxis within the "one body of Christ" ; The demographic transformation of world Christianity and the twilight of "mainline" Protestant foreign missions ; Facing up to the tensions between the gospel, church, and culture. The conversion-encounter axis between gospel and culture ; The reciprocal relationship axis between gospel and church ; The missionary dialogue axis between church and culture -- Gospel, church, and culture tensions in Meiji, Japan. Tamura Naomi and his times: education from above ; The Japanese bride incident. Gospel and culture tensions ; Gospel and church tensions ; Culture and church tensions -- From evangelism to religious education. A vision for the Christian transformation of Japan ; The graded lessons and the testing of Tamura's vision. Encountering missionary opposition ; World's Sunday School Convention held in Tokyo -- Tamura's mature work. The principles and practice of religious education ; The child the center of Christianity -- Toward a missional-ecumenical model of practical theology. The contemporary significance of Tamura's missional-ecumenical approach to practical theology. Personal missional engagement at the congregational level ; Personal and academic engagement across cultures ; A tale of two selves in Japan and the United States. Participation in Christ, belonging to others, and realistic self-assessment ; "Was Judas saved?" ; Humility in the face of the unity and variety in the order of creation ; At play in the matrix uniting subject and object ; A tripartite, contingent relationality. The other(s)-I relation ; The I-self(ves) relation ; The relation to a context of ultimacy ; Conclusion: a missionary confession. Tamura, Naoomi, 1858-1935. Missions Theory. Theology, Practical. Japan Church history 20th century. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip076/2006039452.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK ddc 16855 16855 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 purchased from Langham 0 266.001 Has 2007 5782 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL 2025-07-01 Gift - Samuel Yonas 2025 0 266.001 Has 2007 22728 2025-07-01 14:02:48 2025-07-01 BK