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Syncretism or Contextualization What is the Difference? Dressed in a white-belted robe, a young Presbyterian scholar from South Korea, walked to the podium to address the assembly of the World Council of Churches. Christian scholars from around the world had gathered in Canberra, Australia in 1991 to discuss issues concerning indigenization and contextualization of Christianity. Korean theologian Chung Hyun-Kyung, a keynote speaker, was about to challenge the orthodox foundation of the Church to its core. Chung Hyun-Kyung took off her shoes “to honor the spirits of Australia’s aboriginal people” and then invited the assembly to do the same. CONTINUED...
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