Contextualising the gospel in Africa : youth literature of the Baptist International Publications Services

• Main Author: Kilpatrick, Franklin Arnold
• Other Authors: Kritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950-
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: African Christian theology; Audience analysis; Audience identification; Baptist International Publications Services; Christian family; Christian youth literature; Communication principles; Contextualisation of theology; Cultural anthropology; Cultural forms and symbols; Salvation; Witchcraft; 230.096; Christianity > Africa; Christianity and culture > Africa; Christian literature for children; International Publications Services
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17087

This dissertation considers the contextualising in African settings of three themes addressed in youth literature of the Baptist International Publications Services (IPS). It utilises a critical methodology developed from Kraft's (1979) ten principles of communication to analyse the efforts to contextualise the themes of salvation, the Christian family and witchcraft. Chapter one discusses contextualisation and presents a critical methodology based on Kraft's ( 1979) principles of communication. Chapter two is an historical background study of the International Publications Services. Chapters three, four and five use the critical methodology developed in chapter one to examine the themes of salvation, the Christian family and witchcraft respectively, as found in IPS youth literature. Chapter six is an analysis and conclusion of the study with suggestions for further research. === Missiology === M.Th.