TY - BOOK AU - Shaw, R. Daniel AU - van Engen, Charles E. TI - Communicating God's Word in a Complex World : : God's Truth or Hocus Pocus? SN - 9780742514478 0742514471 AV - BV2082.I57 .S53 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Lanham, Md. : PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, KW - Intercultural communication—Religious aspects—Christianity N1 - 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 ER -