tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949832150146423962.post323968774839557105..comments2011-05-27T03:36:32.536-05:00Comments on not all who wander are lost...: ours is a God of strategyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12186595162229320722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949832150146423962.post-62156179678530543972010-02-02T10:36:24.387-06:002010-02-02T10:36:24.387-06:00I think you misunderstand Honor and Shame. I woul...I think you misunderstand Honor and Shame. I would love to hear about your use of Romans.<br /><br />Probably better to sort this one out on the phone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186595162229320722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949832150146423962.post-59313801278679670812010-01-30T09:35:30.092-06:002010-01-30T09:35:30.092-06:00The original comment, sans my name is:
Great post ...The original comment, sans my name is:<br />Great post Rastis, I can agree w/you concerning the need for a pattern of engagement. As per your reference the other day about contextualization, i'm not sure i ever really answered your question. <br /><br />In the Islamic context a ton of M's are obsessed w/contextualization, the biggest example of this being a book, which is mandatory reading w/most organizations called "Shame and Honor." When i read the book I found it very helpful. Islamic cultures do deal w/Shame and honor on a regular basis. On the other hand i found the book to utterly false and baseless, even in an islamic context, when it asserts that the book of Romans was written for a "Western" audience.<br /><br />Here is why. When one gets into arabic literature and specifically the Quran. You find not the idea of Shame and honor so much as the idea of Sharia. Sharia or islamic law is the lifeblood of all islamic culture. You cannot be a muslim in good standing at a mosque w/o being obsessed w/ Sharia. I have found that this legalism matches very closely w/ the kind of pharisaical legalism which Paul addresses throughout Romans. Many of the Islamic rules can actually be traced to 1st century legalistic Judaism.<br /><br />In my mind the author of "Shame and Honor" perhaps observed certain things in a limited context, but didn't understand an islamic context. In fact you will find that most translations of the book of Romans in arabic use the word "sharia" for "law". The two are synonymous in the minds of arab christians and muslims. It is the word for religious law in both religious groups. <br /><br />In this situation there is no need for a "contextualizing" of the gospel, b/c Romans perfectly addresses the condition found in the arab world. I have found the book of Romans to be an A Bomb on the world view of most religious minded muslims.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186595162229320722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949832150146423962.post-92050630108902657382010-01-30T09:25:59.878-06:002010-01-30T09:25:59.878-06:00Thanks for the comment. I had to take it down. W...Thanks for the comment. I had to take it down. We don't use my real name.... Up here I am Rastis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186595162229320722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949832150146423962.post-9241666862825547412010-01-30T09:18:56.429-06:002010-01-30T09:18:56.429-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com