1. Introduction: The Methodological Problem against its Historical Context (Dorottya Nagy, Professor of Missiology, Protestantse Theologische Universiteit, Netherlands and John Flett, Professor of Intercultural Theology and Missiology, University of Divinity, Australia)


II. Situating the Discipline(s)

2. Intercultural Theology (Henning Wrogemann, Professor für Religionswissenschaft und Interkulturelle Theologie, Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel, Germany)

3. World Christianity (Peter Phan, Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University, USA)

4. Global Theology and Global Theologies (Christine Lienemann-Perrin, Emeritus Professorin für Ökumene, Mission und interkulturelle Gegenwartsfragen, Universität Basel, Switzerland)

5. The Theology and Consequence of Intercultural Theology (Benno van den Toren, Professor of Intercultural Theology at the Protestant Theological University, Netherlands)


III. A Diversity of Sources

6. Missional Hermeneutics (Michael Barram Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Saint Mary's College of California, USA)

7. The Bible and Interculturality (Gerald West, Senior Professor, Biblical Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa)

8. The Acting God (John Flett, Professor of Intercultural Theology and Missiology, University of Divinity, Australia)

9. The Spirit (Kirsteen Kim, Professor of Theology and World Christianity, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

10. Ecumenical Developments (Pavol Bargar, Department of Religious Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czechia)

11. Evangelical Orientation (Allen Yeh, Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies, Biola University, USA)

12. Interfaith Encounter (Deanna Ferree Womack, Assistant Professor of History of Religions and Multifaith Relations, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, USA)

13. Letting all Voices Speak (Judith Gruber, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions, KU Leuven, Belgium)

14. Tradition, Structure and Mission Administration (Paul Kollman, Associate Professor of Theology, Notre Dame University, USA)

III. Informed by Context

15. Orality, Literacy and Communication (Clyde Smith, Christian Leaders' Training College, Papua New Guinea and Steven Angkaki, Christian Leader's Training College, Papua New Guinea)

16. Secularization (Jaco Beyers, Associate Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa)

17. Education (Reggie Nel, Professor of Mission Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

18. Conversion (Sebastian Chang Hwan Kim, Professor of Theology and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

19. Ecology (Panu Pihkala, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland)

20. Politics (Jonathan Tran, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology and George W. Baines Chair of Religion, Baylor University, USA) and Andrew Ronnevik.

21. Indigenous Cultural Heritage (Tink Tinker (wazhazhe/Osage Nation), Clifford Baldrige Emeritus Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions, Iliff School of Theology, USA)

22. The Experience of Colonisation (Tezenlo Thong, Iliff School of Theology, USA)

IV. Framing Practices

23. Hospitality (Cathy Ross, Head of Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, Church Mission Society, Oxford, UK)

24. Church Growth (Stefan Paas, J.H. Bavinck Professor of Missiology and Intercultural Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands)

25. Evangelism (Claudia Währisch-Oblau, Executive Secretary Evangelism, United Protestant Mission, Germany)

26. Missional Ecclesiology (Michael Goheen, Professor of Missional Theology, Covenant Theological Seminary, USA)

27. Exorcism and Healing (Harvey Kwiyani, Lecturer in African Christianity and Theology, Liverpool Hope University, UK)

28. Prophetic Dialogue (Stephen Bevans, Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Professor of Mission and Culture, Emeritus, Catholic Theological Union, USA)

29. The Movement of Liturgy (Cristian Sonea, Professor of Missiology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania)

30. Missionary Spirituality (Klippes Kritzinger, Emeritus Professor of Christian Spirituality and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa)

31. Art and The Expression of Life (Henrikas Zukauskas,; Gilija Žukauskiene)

V. Drawing Threads Together (Dorottya Nagy, Professor of Missiology, Protestantse Theologische Universiteit, Netherlands and John Flett, Professor of Intercultural Theology and Missiology, University of Divinity, Australia)

Notes on Contributors
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