{"product_id":"christianity-and-animism-in-melanesia","title":"Christianity and Animism in Melanesia","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called \u003cem\u003ekastom\u003c\/em\u003e) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism on Tanna Island and shows how they present a challenge to Christianity. He traces the history of Christianity on Tanna from 1839 to the present, showing which missiological theories the various missionaries were implementing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNehrbass wanted to find out what experiences in the lives of the islanders distinguished those who left traditional religion behind from those who held on to it. In the end, he contends that there are twenty factors of gospel response and cultural integration that determine whether an animistic background believer will be a mixer, separator, transplanter, or contextualizer.[\/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]Four Approaches to Gospel and Culture[\/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Kenneth Nehrbass (author) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 246 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2018 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [ENDORSEMENT1]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eEver since Allan Tippett’s “Solomon Island’s Christianity”, modern missiological inquiry has richly benefited from case studies addressing the spread of Christianity into the South Pacific. “Christianity and Animism in Melanesia” continues that rich tradition by examining a variety of missiological practices and their outcomes in forming Christian communities in Vanuatu that has implications for missions around the globe.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eDoug Hayward\u003c\/cite\u003e[\/ENDORSEMENT1] [TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote on Vernacular Orthography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Biblical and Anthropological Models of Animism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Folk Religion for the Bible and Early Church Fathers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Folk Religion and Modern Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Kastom on Tanna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Kastom and Knowledge\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Cosmology (Ghosts and Spirits)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Magic and “Goodness”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Healing “Badness”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Ethics and Taboos\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Cargoism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Ritual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Kastom and Christianity on Tanna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Mission History and the Integration of Kastom and Christianity\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: The Gospel-response Axis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: The Cultural-integration Axis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Mixers, Transplanters, Contextualizers, and Separators\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Glossary of Frequently USED terms in the Southwest Tanna Language\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: History of Resident Missions on Tanna\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Gospel\/culture Assessment Tool\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Gospel\/culture Grid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55896596447400,"sku":"qdy1787307927389","price":13.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":55896596480168,"sku":"tlr1787307927390","price":9.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/3246\/4808\/files\/christianity-and-animism-in-melanesia_1.png?v=1787307933","url":"https:\/\/www.greenvalleycart.shop\/products\/christianity-and-animism-in-melanesia","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}