Selected Unpublished Articles by Rev. Dr. Herbert Hoefer
Church in Context
(to be published in April 2007 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly)
Outline:
Theological Principles
Reformation Principles
Traditional Principles
Practical Implications
Practical Principles
Practical Example
Conclusion
Rooted or Uprooted: The Necessity of Contextualization in Missions
(to be published in January 2007 issue of Int'l. Journal of Frontier Mission)
Outline:
Biblical Foundations
Biblical Precedent
Decision of Jerusalem Coiuncil
Temptation of "Mother Church"
Biblical View of God
God's Valuing of Creation
God's Redeeming of Culture
Theological Principles
Orders of Creation
Adiaphora Principle
Two Kingdoms Distinction
Syncretism
Giving Offense
"In the World but not of the World"
Practical Implications
Styles of Logic
Levels of Existence
Symbols
Styles of Communication
The Arts
Sources of Authority
Gestures
System of Education
Terminology
Social Order
Example of Jesu Bhaktas in India
What's in a Name?: The Baggage of Terminology in Contemporary Mission
Outline:
The Term "Christian"
The Term "Church"
The Term "Christianity"
The term "Baptism" and "Conversion"
Our Call to Address the Baggage
A description of the situation of hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees of Jesus in India who do not want to join the church.
Outline:
Sources of Pride:
Submission
Spiritual Discipline
Worship
Self-discipline
Social Morality
Social Justice
Community Support
Worldwide Fellowship
Social Structure
"Masculine" Atmosphere
Divine Revelation
Eternal Reward
Global Mission
Fanatical Distortions
"Church-State" Relationship
"Jihad"
"Umma"
Mission
Eternal Reward
Obedience
Lack of Self-Criticism
Theodicy in Action: Responding to Tragedy Missiologically
Outline:
Theodicy in World Religions
Theodicy: a Practical Example
Theodicy: an Intellectual Stumblingblock
Theodicy in Practice Missiologically
Towrds a Missional Theodicy