Transforming Worldviews An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change

Name: Transforming Worldviews An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change
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ISBN: 9780801027055

ISBN-10: 0801027055

ISBN-13: 9780801027055

Edition: 2008

Authors: Paul G. Hiebert

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In the past, changes in behavior and in belief have been leading indicators for missionaries that Christian conversion had occurred. But these aloneor even togetherare insufficient for a gospel understanding of conversion. For effective biblical mission, Paul G. Hiebert argues, we must add a third element: a change in worldview. Here he offers a comprehensive study of worldviewits philosophy, its history, its characteristics, and the means for understanding it. He then provides a detailed analysis of several worldviews that missionaries must engage today, addressing the impact of each on Christianity and mission. A biblical worldview is outlined for comparison. Finally, Hiebert argues for…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Paul G. Hiebert (1932-2007) was Distinguished Professor of Mission and Anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and previously taught at Fuller Theological Seminary. He also served as a missionary to India. He received his Ph.D. from the university of Minnesota and was the author or coauthor of numerous articles and books in the fields of anhropology and missions.



List of Figures



The Concept of Worldview



Characteristics of Worldviews



Worldviews in Human Contexts



Methods for Analyzing Worldviews



Worldviews of Small-Scale Oral Societies



Peasant Worldviews



The Modern Worldview



The Worldview of Late Modernity or Postmodernity



The Post-Postmodern or Glocal Worldview



Toward a Biblical Worldview



Transforming Worldviews



A Model for Worldview Analysis



A Comparison of American and Indian Worldviews



Modern/Postmodern Shift


References Cited


Index