Being Indigenous as Well as Christian: A Case of Maiwala Christians in Papua New Guinea

This article is a case study of contextualization in a Melanesian community and explores the challenge of how to live faithfully as a Christian and relate effectively to one's own culture. After discussing the difference between contextualization and syncretism, the author portrays several exam...

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Main Author: Nagai, Yasuko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1999
In: Missiology
Year: 1999, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 393-402
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