Mission anthropology

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The Goals of the subject: Description of the conception anthropology of mission and pointing of her practical character regarding to the activity of mission in the Church.

Contents of substantive: Anthropology of mission in the deep meaning is the connection of missiology and anthropology. Missiology points the main tasks and purposes of anthropology of mission. Anthropology serves as a method and analysis of research.

Application of culture concepts is seen in the mission of the saint Paul Apostle and Jesus’s disciples. Later openness towards the different cultures are present in the life of St. Gregory the Great, Cyril and Methody, R.Lull, R.de Nobili, M. Ricci, M. De Nobrega, and others one who defended the family cultures were: Anthony Montesino, B. de Las Casas, B. de Sahagun, J.F. Lafitau, John of Pian del Carpine, W. van Ruysbroeck, John of Montecorvino, G. Marginolli, C. de Molina, J. de Acosta: among the great writers for a.m. belong Missionaries of Africa - H. A. Junod and Erwin Smith as well from Oceania – R.H. Codrington and M. Leehhardt: great credit for developing the antropology has as well “Anthropos”; in XX century antropol. Textbook and guidens for those who were involving in interculturals mission work were written: Eugen A. Nida, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Robert Schreiter, A. Roest Crollius and L.J. Luzbetak whom in theological assumptions for mission anthropology underlined priority of the Holy Spirit in the mission work and necessity of the deep spiritual life and solid knowledge of missionaries. He recognized for the mains themes of mission anthropology model of mission, signs of the time, as well integration and dynamism of culture. One of the fruits of the research mission antropology is concept of inculturation of Christianity.

1. Introductory issues

2. Nature and range, history and sources of misology.

3. Nature and range of anthropology.

4. Subdiscipline of anthropology.

5. Mission of Anthropology: her history, nature and range.

6. Review of Cultural models.

7. Review of mission models.

8. Essence of culture and perspective of missiology.

9. The forms of culture and her integration of structure.

10. Psychology integration of culture.

11. The processes affecting the change of the culture.

12. Conditions helping the change of the culture.

13. Different approaching’s to develop and changes of the culture.

14. Social developing.

15. African societies in the face of the changes.

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Fitzpatrick J., One Church, Many Cultures: The Challenge of Diversity, Kansas City: Sheed & Ward 1987.

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