Toposa Culture and The Communication of The Gospel.
| dc.contributor.author | Mutuku, Kitonga David | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-13T07:34:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-13T07:34:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | |
| dc.description | Master of Arts Degree | |
| dc.description.abstract | The thesis of this study purports tnat effective communication of the gospel takes place when tne christian message and tne communicative methods are adapted to the hearers I culture . People properly associate true meanings with the message, as Intended by tne communicator , when the message is packaged in familiar and natural forms and means of communications. Such communicative channels are found in people' s own culture. God disclosed Himself to the Hebrew people througn their own culture and language. He also participated in numan culture by becoming man so as to communicate Himself properly , accurately and naturally to man, in man' s own terms of understanding . Effective communication is likely to be precluded wnen the gospel is presented in foreign and less natural ways of thinking. There is also a possibility of the danger of syncretism and paternalism wnen the gospel is presented in alien forms of communication, in which the cultural context is overlooked or ignored . The Toposa culture in this study is described in some details. First the study presents the Toposa Worldview , Social organization , Economic System , Enculturation and the Traditional Communication System. Then the ways of communicating the gospel to the Toposa within their cultural contexts , are explored. The Toposa cultural background is assessed, on tne Elblical teaching, to find their spiritual situation. The study draws some conclusions on tne theological estimate of the Toposa. Some ways are presented on how to introduce the Toposa , as illiterates , to the gospel. Also some aspects of the Old and New Testaments are used to snow how the message of Christ can be bridged to the Toposa. The study provides a communication strategy, a step—by—step approach which can be used by a new missionary to the Toposa people. The strategy proposes some preparations (requirements) for western missionaries. Some preparations for African missionaries are also proposed . | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Daystar University | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mutuku, K. D. (1985). Toposa Culture and The Communication of The Gospel. Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6444 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| dc.subject | Toposa Culture | |
| dc.subject | Communication of The Gospel | |
| dc.subject | Social organization | |
| dc.subject | Economic System | |
| dc.subject | Enculturation and the Traditional Communication System | |
| dc.title | Toposa Culture and The Communication of The Gospel. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |