02.25.10

Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Building a Common Society

Posted in Interfaith Encounters, Islam, Mission at 3:56 pm by Kam Weng

Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Building a Common Society
Published in Christianity Today LINK
I wrote this article as a response to Chawkat Moucarry, “A Lifelong Journey with Islam.” LINK You may note the other responses by David W. Shenk, Evelyne A. Reisacher and Sunday Agang. These articles are part of the collaborative project between Christianity Today and The Lausanne [...]

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08.15.06

Leslie Newbigin’s Theology of Cultural Plurality

Posted in Culture/Society, Mission at 3:25 pm by Kam Weng

Newbigin offers just an ordinary dictionary definition. Culture as “the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.�78ctc9
He added – A social product of human initiative, not an unchangeable datum. It comprises the “vast variety of human ways of livingâ€? including “all of that which constitutes man’s public life in society.â€?

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