Election, Pluralism, and the Missiology of Scripture in a Postmodern Age

Mission theologians once held that Scripture had a unified, objective meaning that could be directly conveyed on the mission field. That view has given way to a recognition of diverse scriptural voices and the claim that this biblical diversity might be a clue toward a theological embrace of the wor...

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Main Author: Franks, Martha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1998
In: Missiology
Year: 1998, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 329-343
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Summary:Mission theologians once held that Scripture had a unified, objective meaning that could be directly conveyed on the mission field. That view has given way to a recognition of diverse scriptural voices and the claim that this biblical diversity might be a clue toward a theological embrace of the world's diversity. This article examines that process, and then finds a similarity between this theological development and the secular movement called “postmodernism,” with its concern for situatedness and textual interpretation. Postmodernist ideas suggest a new basis for the authority of Scripture but would profit from the experience on the mission field.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182969802600305