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    MISSIONS ENCOUNTERING THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD explore the impact on mission of AIDS, global economics, and issues of poverty and injustice. We invite you to choose fone or more of these trends and pursue 204 it yourself. Our case study is an example of one of the hotter topics: partnership. As the story shows, it is an area of great importance as well as great challenge. Encountering the Religions INTRODUCTION ‘Onone crystal clear September morning of 2001 the dividing lines between Islam and Christianity became clearer than ever before, and the events that transpired ir- revocably changed the religious landscape ofthe United States. The first impression of ‘many Christians when they heard the news, ‘ofthe attacks on the World Trade Centerand the Pentagon was that the world was at a watershed moment in history: Instinetively they knew that life could not simply go on as before. The attacks on U.S. soil ripped to shreds the idea that Americans are safe, and it was painfully clear that the mission- ary enterprise could not go on unaffected by thase events. Itis highly likely that mis- sionary work among Muslim populations, and perhaps even amongadherents of other religions, will never be the same. ‘A quick look at the 10:40 Window (see map 18.1) shows that the vast bulk of people ‘who have yet to hear aclearly communicated invitation to repent, turn to Christ, and wore ship God are those who are deeply embedded incultures that largely, f not exclusively, fol- Jowa religion other than Christianity. Those of the World ‘who live in non-Christian contexts and come to Christ will inevitably come face-to-face ‘with competing truth claims, These claims focus on issues that impact daily life rather than simply theoretical ones. ‘Should the Chinese Buddhist who comes to Christ stop all participation in ancestor ‘veneration? Should the new African believer ‘The impact of gost since will arn out 10 be childs play compared athe challenge o Christian theology ofthe “faiths of other me. Max Warren (Clendenin 95) stop going to the diviner when illness strikes his family? Should the Christian Pacific Is- lander not let her sons and daughters go ‘through initiation ceremonies? Should the Christ-follower from Islam stop praying five times each day or fasting during Rama~ dan? These are questions that most North American missionaries have never faced in their own culture, but they are questions constantly faced by people coming to Christ from non-Christian religions, 295 snosieyuon | wes | ‘Ayuensy3, 140M AL 40 swOrONAU YON rela vonpors 044 m9 30 wpe aD 30 2409 7 ‘woe oe -uoreredeg od ‘omnes soya. 0 ol Tris (adel from Tears [ed with person) The allowing chart showa the ach in Mashim stings Tanne May be Orthodox. Catholic or Protestant Sonne ace fonnd am Marlin “Ahuge ctu chasm “Chastans” fen exns berween the chisch ur Somme Muslin clever may be “cll themecies“Cisnns” Trlr hac hing nie _Teagage Esseoually the same 28 In addition to these difficult issues, con- temporary North American culture (as well as many religions of the world) preaches that all religions chart a path to the same God through different routes. Anyone who dares to declare otherwise is “intolerant” and simply “not up with the times.” Certainly, the missionary approach to the religions of the world cannot be founded on the attitudes of contemporary culture, The very fact that itis “contemporary” is a reminder that these attitudes are not set in stone. This does not mean, however, that Christians should completely ignore contemporary culture around them. They 298 Cr except for language Though specteumof practice muse today snsiderImguage suse. eligous Sreontextualizng the Christian vocabulary is probably non- Inlet (distinctively "Christian’) i “The culural gap beeween Muslim 1 Madrona larch stig ouside’ and C2 issull lage Cften more Ce Cometuaaed Chit Cetornd ‘Muslim background believers are found in C2 than m Cr The datellam Thowands of Cr majonty of churches located in © Cmzned rks Cel Groans ede Longa coud Religiowsly Newsral Insider Cau! ed | andin Cuchashs Cees Pm Regen cafe ene muy include foll: music. ethnse aneeee marae Bete Beeline = eenegy ENCOUNTERING THE “ealeual” forms The smo recaceforeignnes of the goxpel and the church by ontestvaizing ro biblically permusibe clara forms May meet 2 chireh building or move relizously ‘neural location C3 congregation sre comprised ofa mori of ‘Masti background believers Cz believers cll themsches ‘Chitin Commas Ug ner Langage and Baily Peis Calrl ‘ad ior Siac ra C3, the Maslin world today are C1 or however, biblically permsible today Many reilect Westen Ca Cabeliver cal themselves Islamic forms and practices arealso utilized (og. praying ‘with eased hands. keeping ie {ast avoiding pork. aleobol. and Ares, ete). C1 and C2 forms swoided Meccings no held ‘church buldings C4 commaniuics

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