Communicating God's Word in a Complex World

R. Daniel Shaw is on the faculty of the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and served as a missionary in Papua New Guinea for 12 years. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 10 books. Charles Van Engen is Arthur F. Glasser Professor of the Biblical Theology of Mission at the Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America (RCA), holds a Ph.D. in missiology, and spent 12 years as a missionary in Mexico. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books. Lamin Sanneh is D. Willis James Professor of Missions & World Christianity at the Yale University Divinity School.

• Part 1 Part I—Faithful Communication: God's Intention in Communicating to Human Beings: Textual IssuesChapter 2 The Intent of Faithful CommunicationChapter 3 The Source of Faithful CommunicationChapter 4 The Message of Faithful CommunicationPart 5 PART II—Appropriate Communication: The Communicators' Presentation of God's Intended Message: Theoretical IssuesChapter 6 Theologically Appropriate CommunicationChapter 7 Communicationally Appropriate CommunicationChapter 8 Culturally Appropriate CommunicationPart 9 PART III—Relevant Communication: The Receptors' Understanding of God's Intended Message: Contextual IssuesChapter 10 Seeking Relevant CommunicationChapter 11 Enabling Relevant CommunicationChapter 12 Pursuing Relevant CommunicationChapter 13 Conclusion: God's Word in a Pluralist World

...offers a timely and important account of the current policy climate and of the unfortunate consequences it inflicts on disadvantaged children and thier teachers.