Intercultural Discipleship by W. Jay Moon

Author:W. Jay Moon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Discipleship;Spiritual formation;Christianity and culture;REL045000;REL023000;REL012120
ISBN: 9781493411481
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

Contextualization: Engaging Biblical Stories with Indigenous Stories

Once we have identified the discipleship issues found in the indigenous story, the last step is to engage these indigenous stories with biblical stories. Once again, we will use the principles of contextualization discussed in the last chapter. The four-step process of critical contextualization will also be used for the indigenous stories, similar to the way rituals were contextualized in the last chapter. In practice, the following steps do not have to be conducted in the exact order shown below. The Builsa stories recounted above will be used as examples.

Phenomenological study: Learn the indigenous stories, including the cultural stories (as described above), myths, historical stories, and personal stories. Similar to a reporter’s account, record the stories along with the interactions, as described above. It is important to keep the original context in mind. The goal is to accurately describe the story and context so that the excluded middle issues become apparent and are clearly understood. In these stories, the mistrust between husbands and wives is identified.

Ontological critique: Identify the important root issues in the story. Since “cultural stories indicate what is important in culture” (S. Johnston 2009), listen carefully for the excluded middle issues that emerge. In addition to the stories, the Builsa proverbs contained in them affirmed the validity of these worldview assumptions. In these stories, several root issues produce the mistrust identified. For the men, these issues include the fear of gossip/betrayal, unfaithfulness, and desertion. For the women, these issues include the fear of the husband adding another wife, neglect, and lack of close communication.

Critical evaluation: Once the root issues are identified in the stories, the Bible now becomes the interpreter of culture to accept, modify, or reject aspects of the indigenous worldview. Observe how the Builsa critically evaluated the stories immediately after the stories were told.

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