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Alan Tippett's publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These books-- encompassing theology, anthropology, history, area studies, religion, and ethnohistory-- broaden the contours of the discipline.
Missionaries and anthropologists have a tenuous relationship. While often critical of missionaries, anthropologists are indebted to missionaries for linguistic and cultural data as well as hospitality and introductions into the local community. In The Ways of the People, Alan Tippett provides a critical history of missionary anthropology and brings together a superb reader of seminal anthropological contributions from missionaries Edwin Smith, R. H. Codrington, Lorimer Fison, Diedrich Westermann, Henri Junod, and many more.
Twenty years as a missionary in Fiji, following pastoral ministry in Australia and graduate degrees in history and anthropology, provide the rich data base that made Alan R. Tippett a leading missiologist of the twentieth century. Tippett served as Professor of Anthropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.
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.
The Ways of the People:: A Reader in Missionary Anthropology - Paperback
$80.98 USD
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$80.98 USD
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by Alan R. Tippett (Editor), Doug Priest (Editor)
A Reader in Missionary Anthropology
Alan Tippett's publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These books-- encompassing theology, anthropology, history, area studies, religion, and ethnohistory-- broaden the contours of the discipline.
Missionaries and anthropologists have a tenuous relationship. While often critical of missionaries, anthropologists are indebted to missionaries for linguistic and cultural data as well as hospitality and introductions into the local community. In The Ways of the People, Alan Tippett provides a critical history of missionary anthropology and brings together a superb reader of seminal anthropological contributions from missionaries Edwin Smith, R. H. Codrington, Lorimer Fison, Diedrich Westermann, Henri Junod, and many more.
Twenty years as a missionary in Fiji, following pastoral ministry in Australia and graduate degrees in history and anthropology, provide the rich data base that made Alan R. Tippett a leading missiologist of the twentieth century. Tippett served as Professor of Anthropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 704
Dimensions: 1.41 x 10 x 7 IN
Publication Date: June 19, 2013