Slippery Paths in the Darkness
A native of Australia, Alan R. Tippett served for twenty years as a missionary in Fiji. He was Senior Professor of Antropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary from 1965-1977. The author of numerous articles and books, including Church Growth and the Word of God and Introduction to Missiology, Dr. Tippett died in Canberra in 1988. The legacy of his writings, in English and in Fijian, will live on for years to come.
Doug Priest Jr. grew up in Ethiopia as the son of missionary parents. He and his family served for a decade as missionaries among the Maasai peoples of East Africa. He earned his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, and now resides in Singapore as Asia Coordinator for the Christian Missionary Fellowship.
In this compendium of presentations and papers, the issue is addressed with regard to the idea of covenant relationship with the Lord. Drawing from interdisciplinary research across continents, Tippett examines the syncretistic religious behaviors eminent at the time of his writing that threatened to fracture this covenant relationship— from eastern personality cults in India to scientology in Australia, from satanism in the United States to animism in Mexico. While his research only spans a set number of years, Tippett provides timeless insights for a global church burdened with the Great Commission call in an increasingly pluralistic world.
The Missiology of Alan R. Tippet Series
Series Foreword
Foreword
Slippery Paths in the Darkness
Preface
Chapter 1- The Encounter of Communions
Chapter 2- Christopaganism or Indigenous Christianity?
Chapter 3- Formal Transformation and Faith Distortion
Chapter 4- The Meaning of Meaning
Chapter 5- The Dynamics of Syncretism in the Mission of the Church
Chapter 6- Star-gazing
Chapter 7- The Ethnotheology of the People of God and Their Covenant Relationship
Chapter 8- Toward a Typology of Contemporary Idolatries Invading the Koinonia and Causing Syncretism, in Biblical Perspective
Chapter 9- A Survey of the New Shape of Syncretism in Postcolonial Mission and Ministry at Home and Abroad: Contemporary Confrontations
Afterthought and Declaration
References
Index
Author
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Alan R. Tippett
Alan R. Tippett
A native of Australia, Alan R. Tippett served for twenty years as a missionary in Fiji. He was Senior Professor of Antropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary from 1965-1977. The author of numerous articles and books, including Church Growth and the Word of God and Introduction to Missiology, Dr. Tippett died in Canberra in 1988. The legacy of his writings, in English and in Fijian, will live on for years to come.
Editor
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Doug Priest
Doug Priest
Doug Priest Jr. grew up in Ethiopia as the son of missionary parents. He and his family served for a decade as missionaries among the Maasai peoples of East Africa. He earned his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, and now resides in Singapore as Asia Coordinator for the Christian Missionary Fellowship.
- Pages: 234
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2014
- Vendor: William Carey Library
