Communicating God's Word in a complex world :

Shaw, R. Daniel 1943-

Communicating God's Word in a complex world : God's truth or hocus pocus? / R. Daniel Shaw and Charles E. van Engen. - Lanham, MD. : Rowman amd Littlefield Publishers, c2003. - xvii, 259 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and indexes.

Foreword / Lamin Sanneh --
Introduction: The Communicability of God's Word --
Faithful Communication: God's Intention in Communicating to Human Beings: Textual Issues --
The Intent of Faithful Communication --
The Source of Faithful Communication --
The Message of Faithful Communication --
Appropriate Communication: The Communicators' Presentation of God's Intended Message: Theoretical Issues --
Theologically Appropriate Communication --
Communicationally Appropriate Communication --
Culturally Appropriate Communication --
Relevant Communication: The Receptors' Understanding of God's Intended Message: Contextual Issues --
Seeking Relevant Communication --
Enabling Relevant Communication --
Pursuing Relevant Communication --
Conclusion: Communicating God's Word in a Complex World --
A Biblical Example of Hermeneutics: Jesus, the "Lamb of God" --
Discourse Analysis for Appropriate Communication.

0742514471 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2002152170


Intercultural communication--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV2082.I57 / S53 2003

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