Liberating News: A Theology of Contextual EvangelizationWipf and Stock Publishers, 1989 - 182 pages This book approaches the topic of contextual evangelization from the standpoint of "the poor, the powerless, and the oppressed." It is, as Orlando Costas explains, "written against the backdrop of the radical evangelical tradition in dialogue with other streams of the larger ecumenical church." |
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Page 55
... Jesus , as for the prophets , this new order was the goal of God's mission . God was in the process of inaugurat- ing the kingdom . Jesus ( and the early church ) went beyond the prophets , however . He announced the breakthrough of the ...
... Jesus , as for the prophets , this new order was the goal of God's mission . God was in the process of inaugurat- ing the kingdom . Jesus ( and the early church ) went beyond the prophets , however . He announced the breakthrough of the ...
Page 58
... Jesus ex- pects his followers to follow in his footsteps . Confronting the authori- tarianism and ambition of James and John , Jesus warns his disciples , " Whoever would be great among you must be your servant " ( 10:43 ) . The ...
... Jesus ex- pects his followers to follow in his footsteps . Confronting the authori- tarianism and ambition of James and John , Jesus warns his disciples , " Whoever would be great among you must be your servant " ( 10:43 ) . The ...
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... Jesus ” and “ laid him in a tomb " ( 15:43 , 46 ) . The same situation is repeated in the narratives of the passion and death of Jesus . When the passover meal was concluded , Jesus pre- dicted that " the Twelve " would abandon him ...
... Jesus ” and “ laid him in a tomb " ( 15:43 , 46 ) . The same situation is repeated in the narratives of the passion and death of Jesus . When the passover meal was concluded , Jesus pre- dicted that " the Twelve " would abandon him ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 6 |
Contextual Evangelization | 20 |
CHAPTER III | 33 |
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