Missiological Hermeneutics

Download or read book Missiological Hermeneutics written by Shawn B. Redford and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first is a historical case considering the missional and theological hermeneutics employed when addressing African polygamy. For the most part, authors addressing polygamy have failed to consider God's missional response to polygamists in order to buttress their own convictions regarding African polygamy. As such, authors have not typically utilized a missional hermeneutic when trying to address polygamy. Instead, they have based their arguments on the false assumption that a given theological stance is the starting point for addressing the practice. The second case study considers the role of mission praxis in an Islamic context related to missiological hermeneutics. The case study demonstrates the impact of modern-day mission practice, especially when it correlates closely with the missionary dynamics in a given portion of Scripture.