Anthropology For Christian Witness / Edition 2

by Charles H. Kraft

Overview

Anthropology for Christian Witness serves as a thorough, basic introduction to the study of anthropology that has been designed specifically for those who plan careers in mission or cross-cultural ministry. The work of Charles H. Kraft, author of the classic Christianity in Culture, and widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Evangelical missionary anthropologists, this new work represents the synthesis of a lifetime of teaching and study. Kraft treats the very basics, including theories of culture and society; an assessment of the various anthropological schools; kinship and family structure, and cross-cultural communication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570750854
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	02/28/1997
Pages:	493
Product dimensions:	7.12(w) x 10.05(h) x 1.05(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction
1	Why Anthropology for Cross-Cultural Witnesses?	1
2	Reality, Perception, and Mental Mapping	14
3	A Perspective on Culture	30
4	A Perspective on Worldview	51
5	A Cross-Cultural Perspective	69
6	God, Culture, and Human Beings	85
7	Human Beings and Race	97
8	A Model of Culture	115
9	Forms and Meanings	132
10	The Individual and Culture	148
11	Material Culture and Technology	164
12	Economic Culture and Technology	180
13	Religious Belief and Technology	196
14	Life Cycle	215
15	Communication: Language	236
16	Communication: Beyond Language	254
17	Education	273
18	Family	290
19	Status and Role	313
20	Grouping	330
21	Social Control	343
22	Stability and Change	358
23	Change Barriers and Facilitators	380
24	Advocates of Change	398
25	Ethics of Change	414
26	Dynamics of Worldview Change	433
27	Theological Implications of This Approach	447
28	Research and Study	459
	Bibliography	475
	General Index	485
	Scripture Index	491