he notion of “contextual theology” has a long history, beginning with its gradual introduction in the “Fund for Theological Education”. The term gained prominence through both the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne Movement adopting it in the 1970s. Theologians in Africa and Asia were already interested in how cultural contexts affected the interpre-tation o…
The New Jersey railway station was bitterly cold that night. Flurries of the year's first snow swirled around street lights. November wind rattled roof panels above the track shed and gave a long,mournful sound among the rafters. It was approaching ten P.M., and the station was nearly empty except for a few passengers scurrying to board the last Southbound of the day. The rail equipment was typ…