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: Received: 29 July 2021 / Approved: 30 July 2021 / Online: 30 July 2021 (14:25:28 CEST)
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Hernandez Blandón, N.J. Contextualizing Theology: A Look at the Sociopolitical Crisis in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Response. Preprints2021, 2021070705. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0705.v1
Hernandez Blandón, N.J. Contextualizing Theology: A Look at the Sociopolitical Crisis in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Response. Preprints 2021, 2021070705. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0705.v1
Hernandez Blandón, N.J. Contextualizing Theology: A Look at the Sociopolitical Crisis in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Response. Preprints2021, 2021070705. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0705.v1
APA Style
Hernandez Blandón, N.J. (2021). Contextualizing Theology: A Look at the Sociopolitical Crisis in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Response. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0705.v1
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Hernandez Blandón, N.J. 2021 "Contextualizing Theology: A Look at the Sociopolitical Crisis in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Response" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0705.v1
Abstract
Drawing on contextualization literature, this paper seeks to evaluate the impact of contextual theology from a Latin American perspective. Bevans' (2002) Praxis Model of contextual theology sets the conceptual framework used to evaluate the evangelical response to the sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua. The case study provides an example of how Bevans’ Praxis Model can be applied by looking at the manner with which the evangelical and the catholic church have responded to the sociopolitical upheaval in Nicaragua. The literature on contextualization highlights how theologizing is inextricably tied to culture, that contextual theology is necessary to effectively communicate the truth of the Gospel in varying cultural contexts, and that the issues of syncretism and the plurality of theologies can be effectively addressed.
Keywords
Contextual theology; contextualization; social engagement; Evangelicalism; Nicaragua; Politics
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Accounting and Taxation
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
