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Should We Drum or Listen to the Teng Nyono?

Conflicts over the Scripture and culture exist in evenly culture. The purpose of this article is to show how the underlying epistemologies of Scripture and culture affect the responses given by well-meaning Christians concerning issues of the Scripture and culture.

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John Wesley, Compassionate Entrepreneur: A Wesleyan View of Business and Entrepreneurship

This article identifies and constructs a historical and theological Wesleyan perspective of business and entrepreneurship, drawing on how Wesley viewed and used business and entrepreneurship particularly in relation to poverty in England in order to identify helpful implications, both theological and practical, for the church which seeks to engage with the issues of poverty.

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Fad or Renaissance? Misconceptions of the Orality Movement

Seventy percent of the world’s population cannot or chooses not to read! This astounding observation prompted the rise of the orality movement to help missionaries understand and reach oral learners. This article summarizes the recent orality movement by addressing questions that have arisen related to orality, such as: How far-reaching is this movement? Isn’t the orality discussion simply about storytelling and auditory learning? How do print and oral learning interact? Are there implications for Western cultures influenced by digital media? To address these questions, this article identifies six common misconceptions about the orality movement and concludes with missiological implications.

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