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Anthropology for Christian Witness

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ISBN-10: 1570750858

ISBN-13: 9781570750854

Edition: N/A

Authors: Charles H. Kraft

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List price: $37.00
Publisher: Orbis Books
Publication date: 11/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English

Charles H. (Chuck) Kraft is retired from the faculty of the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary (formerly the School of World Mission) after 40 years as professor of anthropology and intercultural communication. He taught anthropology, communication, contextualization, and spiritual dynamics (inner healing, deliverance, and spiritual warfare) to missionaries and prospective missionaries. He holds degrees from Wheaton College (BA anthropology), Ashland Theological Seminary (BD theology), and Hartford Seminary Foundation (PhD anthropological linguistics). He served as a pioneer missionary among a tribal group (Kamwe/Higi) in northeastern Nigeria for three years followed by five…    

Introduction
Why Anthropology for Cross-Cultural Witnesses?
Reality, Perception, and Mental Mapping
A Perspective on Culture
A Perspective on Worldview
A Cross-Cultural Perspective
God, Culture, and Human Beings
Human Beings and Race
A Model of Culture
Forms and Meanings
The Individual and Culture
Material Culture and Technology
Economic Culture and Technology
Religious Belief and Technology
Life Cycle
Communication: Language
Communication: Beyond Language
Education
Family
Status and Role
Grouping
Social Control
Stability and Change
Change Barriers and Facilitators
Advocates of Change
Ethics of Change
Dynamics of Worldview Change
Theological Implications of This Approach
Research and Study
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index