Anthropology-- an effective key to pioneer work /By William J. Kornfield.
- 1952.
- v, 94 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. Anthropological Approach Chapter III. Historical Attestation of Unnecessary Conflict Through Near-Eastern Culture and Bible "Literalisms" Chapter IV. Historical Attestation of Unnecessary Conflict Through Western Culture Chapter V. Historical Attestation of Unnecessary Conflict Through Failure to Understand Aboriginal Culture Chapter Virgin Islands Anthropology Applied to Language Problems List of Illustrations
Problem Stated -- Objectives of the Study -- Preview of Thesis -- Definition of Terms. Christianity a Culture -- Near-Eastern Culture of Bible Times -- Western Culture -- Aboriginal Culture -- Christianity Made Indigenous. Conflict by Inadequate Disassociation of the Christian Message from the Near-Eastern Culture of Bible Times and from Literal English Translations -- Other Language Difficulties. Conflict by the Projection of Western Culture. Conflict by Incomplete and Framentary Understanding of Aboriginal Culture. Attitude Toward Language -- Closest Equivalence. Chapter Virgin IslandsI. Anthropology Applied to Make the Pure Christian Culture Indigenous to a Refined Aboriginal Culture In Evangelism -- In Follow-up Work -- In Church Planting -- Conclusion. Total Culture Picture of Western Missionary -- Without an Anthropological Approach: Great and Poorly Defined Conflict -- With an Anthropologicacl Approach: Reduced and Clearly Defined Conflict -- Pure Christian Culture Made Indigenous.