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Communicating God's Word in a complex world : God's truth or hocus pocus? / [print] R. Daniel Shaw and Charles E. van Engen. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, (c)2003. - xvii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



Foreword Introduction: The Communicability of God's Word -- Faithful Communication: God's Intention in Communicating to Human Beings: Textual Issues -- The Intent of Faithful Communication -- The Source of Faithful Communication -- The Message of Faithful Communication -- Appropriate Communication: The Communicators' Presentation of God's Intended Message: Theoretical Issues -- Theologically Appropriate Communication -- Communicationally Appropriate Communication -- Culturally Appropriate Communication -- Relevant Communication: The Receptors' Understanding of God's Intended Message: Contextual Issues -- Seeking Relevant Communication -- Enabling Relevant Communication -- Pursuing Relevant Communication -- Conclusion: Communicating God's Word in a Complex World -- A Biblical Example of Hermeneutics: Jesus, the "Lamb of God" -- Discourse Analysis for Appropriate Communication. Lamin Sanneh --



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