Definition of Contextual Theology
(Bevans, Models of Contextual Theology, p1)
Doing Theology by taking into account
the spirit and message of the gospel
tradition of the faith community
the cultural location
social change in the culture
e.g. Western technology
e.g. Grass roots struggle for justice
The attempt to understand the Christian faith in a particular context
Not an option, but a very part of theology itself.
Continuity and discontinuity from tradition
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