M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. This experimental lecture text introduces the students of various degree course in Cross-Cultural Studies to some aspects of linguistics and some methods of learning a language other than their own. The course is intended to be taught in a single semester with 3 credits. Students are introduced to the basic principles, […]

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M. S. Thirumalai An Excellent Survey The Role of Worldview in Missions and Multiethnic Ministry* is an excellent survey of relevant thoughts on worldview as applied to missionary training. Glen Rogers has done an excellent research on the aspects of worldview for our benefit. Through this book Glenn Rogers enriches our understanding of what worldview […]

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Pastor Ted Hegre “Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus […]

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Tim Freeman M. S. Thirumalai Hiding Behind the Façade of Language Use Our sensitivity against prostitution is blunted by change in language use referring to this evil practice. Currently, commercial prostitution is called sex trade or sex work and those individuals and groups involved in commercial prostitution are called sex workers. Several countries including Netherlands […]

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Tan Yang Meng The Fear of the Unknown and Insecurity: Safety Measures It seems that almost everyone on earth is superstitious. To me, superstition is the result of fear of the unknown and insecurity. So, to be cautious people hold on to some superstitions just in case things happen, or just to play safe as […]

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John Bailey Bible and Contextualization Look for the word “contextualization” in the Bible and you won’t find it. But, like the word “Trinity,” the concept is very evident in the Scriptures. Contextualization describes the process of adapting the unchanging gospel message to a myriad of cultural contexts in the world today. The gospel is like […]

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Sudhir Isaiah, Ph.D. Westernized Patterns of Theology in Asian and African Cultures Some of the ways in which the westernized patterns of theology crept into Asian and African cultures are as follows: emphasis on print media and literacy as a prerequisite for being a real disciple of Christ, concept of individualism, time, privacy, honesty, worldview […]

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