Traditional Ritual as Christian Worship: Dangerous Syncretism or Necessary Hybridity?

American Society of Missiology

by R. Daniel Shaw (Editor), William R. Burrows

A necessary task of missionaries in recent decades has been to help local Christians "inculturate" or "contextualize" their faith, although the criteria for doing so often came from outside the context in which new believers developed their understanding of Christianity.

Highlighting the voices of non-Western scholars, this work recognizes the importance of ritual and ceremony in the life of communities that seek to worship God in ways that reflect culturally appropriate responses to Scripture. The contributors-- some of missiology's leading lights-- discuss rituals, beliefs, and practices of diverse peoples, supporting the conclusion that orthodox Christianity is hybrid Christianity.

288 pages, Paperback

Published March 27, 2018

Reviews

[Jeremy]

3.5 maybe. I definitely am for this conversation. A bit too evangelical the background of the contributors for my tastes, but an excellent conversation in missiology.