contextualization

Are We Syncretizing the Gospel?

In March 2007 I had the opportunity to present a paper at the eastern regional Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) conference on this very subject (with Alan Roxburgh as the plenary speaker). The paper is entitled “Are We Syncretizing the Gospel? A Reflection Upon Lesslie Newbigin’s Definition of Syncretism for the Church’s Missionary Encounter with Culture.” In my paper I examine the charge of syncretism which has been used to describe the emerging movement.