{"product_id":"fundamentalists-and-contextualization","title":"Fundamentalists and Contextualization","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Available for Pre-order!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date: February 2, 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEvangelical fundamentalist missionaries have often resisted contextualization. Fundamentalists and Contextualization by Mark C. Vowels examines how that resistance has hindered the planting of healthy, indigenous churches. He argues the problem is not merely methodological but rooted in how fundamentalists understand Scripture, culture, separation from the world, and Christian identity. Tracing fundamentalism's history from its reaction against theological liberalism to its later emphasis on militancy and cultural separatism, the study remains sympathetic to fundamentalism's doctrinal commitments while critiquing its tendency to conflate cultural separation with biblical faithfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis book’s unique contribution to missiology is twofold: It demonstrates, through biblical and historical analysis, that contextualization is not a liberal innovation but a pattern embedded throughout Scripture—from God's self-revelation to Christ's ministry to Paul's adaptive preaching in Acts. It also offers fundamentalist missionaries a theologically grounded, conservative framework for contextualizing without compromising biblical authority, aiming to reduce ministry fruitlessness and foster genuinely sustainable, indigenous churches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MissionBooks.org","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50117930713347,"sku":"9781645087670","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (Lumina Reader app)","offer_id":50118679036163,"sku":"9781645087694","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/5615\/1158\/files\/Fundamentalists-Contextualization_CVR-Front.jpg?v=1793733355","url":"https:\/\/missionbooks.org\/products\/fundamentalists-and-contextualization","provider":"MissionBooks.org","version":"1.0","type":"link"}