Traditional ritual as Christian worship :
Traditional ritual as Christian worship : dangerous syncretism or necessary hybridity? /
edited by R. Daniel Shaw and William R. Burrows.
- Bengaluru : Theological Publications in India, 2019
- xxiv, 278 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- The American Society of Missiology series ; No. 56. .
- American Society of Missiology series ; no. 56. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dynamics of ritual and ceremony: transforming traditional rites to their intended purpose / Theological ideals, cross-cultural realities: syncretism and hybridity in Christian culture crossings / A folk-Costa Rican festival of reconciliation: El Baile de la Yeg©ơita / The Simbu pig-kill festival and the Eucharist: a paradigm for building Christian community in the highlands of Papua New Guinea / Jamaican Maroons seeking to confront the Kromante spirit: Manni, a 'elp wi need / The Korean ancestral rite: cultural significance and implications for Christian faith / Sacred feet, waewae tapu: pathway to cultural reconciliation in New Zealand / Pagan rituals and Orthodox beliefs: hybridity, prayer, and worship in the Armenian Orthodox Church / Appendix: A modern friendship in ancient Armenian Orthodoxy: East Midwest / Indigenous Igbo worship in Nigerian churches: reconfiguration of worship and spiritual encounters / A creative death ritual: receptor-oriented sense-making in Japan / Household spirituality in a messianic Jewish context: Shabbat as a ritual of renewal / The smudge ceremony: inspiring faith in indigenous North Americans / Ancestors as a bridge for understanding Jesus: a case study of Sentanian biblical theologizing / A house for God to live in: Indian manifestations that reflect Old Testament expressions / R. Daniel Shaw -- William R. Burrows -- Osias Segura-Guzman -- Gabriel Kuman -- Emmanuel Obaro Obasare -- Paul Mantae Kim -- Bradford Haami -- Petros G. Malakyan -- Dan Hopkins -- Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu -- Yoshiyuki Billy Nishioka -- Stuart Dauermann -- Cheryl Bear -- Joshua Kurung Daimoi -- John Sanjeevakumar Gupta.
A necessary task of missionaries in recent decades has been to help local Christians "inculturate" or "contextualize" their faith, although the criteria for doing so often came from outside the context in which new believers developed their understanding of Christianity. Highlighting the voices of non-Western scholars, this work recognizes the importance of ritual and ceremony in the life of communities that seek to worship God in ways that reflect culturally appropriate responses to Scripture. The contributors -- some of missiology's leading lights -- discuss rituals, beliefs, and practices of diverse peoples, supporting the conclusion that orthodox Christianity is hybrid Christianity.
9781626982628 1626982627
2017035658
Public worship.
Worship.
Ritual.
Rites and ceremonies.
Ritualism.
Christianity and culture.
Missions.
Christianity and culture.
Missions.
Public worship.
Rites and ceremonies.
Ritual.
Ritualism.
Worship.
Gottesdienst.
Inkulturation.
Ritus.
Traditionale Kultur.
BV 15 / .T73 2018 BV 15 / .T733 2018
264
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dynamics of ritual and ceremony: transforming traditional rites to their intended purpose / Theological ideals, cross-cultural realities: syncretism and hybridity in Christian culture crossings / A folk-Costa Rican festival of reconciliation: El Baile de la Yeg©ơita / The Simbu pig-kill festival and the Eucharist: a paradigm for building Christian community in the highlands of Papua New Guinea / Jamaican Maroons seeking to confront the Kromante spirit: Manni, a 'elp wi need / The Korean ancestral rite: cultural significance and implications for Christian faith / Sacred feet, waewae tapu: pathway to cultural reconciliation in New Zealand / Pagan rituals and Orthodox beliefs: hybridity, prayer, and worship in the Armenian Orthodox Church / Appendix: A modern friendship in ancient Armenian Orthodoxy: East Midwest / Indigenous Igbo worship in Nigerian churches: reconfiguration of worship and spiritual encounters / A creative death ritual: receptor-oriented sense-making in Japan / Household spirituality in a messianic Jewish context: Shabbat as a ritual of renewal / The smudge ceremony: inspiring faith in indigenous North Americans / Ancestors as a bridge for understanding Jesus: a case study of Sentanian biblical theologizing / A house for God to live in: Indian manifestations that reflect Old Testament expressions / R. Daniel Shaw -- William R. Burrows -- Osias Segura-Guzman -- Gabriel Kuman -- Emmanuel Obaro Obasare -- Paul Mantae Kim -- Bradford Haami -- Petros G. Malakyan -- Dan Hopkins -- Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu -- Yoshiyuki Billy Nishioka -- Stuart Dauermann -- Cheryl Bear -- Joshua Kurung Daimoi -- John Sanjeevakumar Gupta.
A necessary task of missionaries in recent decades has been to help local Christians "inculturate" or "contextualize" their faith, although the criteria for doing so often came from outside the context in which new believers developed their understanding of Christianity. Highlighting the voices of non-Western scholars, this work recognizes the importance of ritual and ceremony in the life of communities that seek to worship God in ways that reflect culturally appropriate responses to Scripture. The contributors -- some of missiology's leading lights -- discuss rituals, beliefs, and practices of diverse peoples, supporting the conclusion that orthodox Christianity is hybrid Christianity.
9781626982628 1626982627
2017035658
Public worship.
Worship.
Ritual.
Rites and ceremonies.
Ritualism.
Christianity and culture.
Missions.
Christianity and culture.
Missions.
Public worship.
Rites and ceremonies.
Ritual.
Ritualism.
Worship.
Gottesdienst.
Inkulturation.
Ritus.
Traditionale Kultur.
BV 15 / .T73 2018 BV 15 / .T733 2018
264