God's Truth or Hocus Pocus? Shaw, R. Daniel creator van Engen, Charles E. text xx Lanham, Md Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2003 9999 monographic und eng

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xvii, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Foreword / Lamin Sanneh -- 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. R. Daniel Shaw and Charles E. van Engen Intercultural communication—Religious aspects—Christianity BV2082.I57 .S53 2003 9780742514478 0742514471 240419