1. Background and early influences Roberto Nobili was born in 1577 in Tuscany, Italy. His family was part of the Italian aristocracy and had close connections with the Roman Catholic church hierarchy. To the disappointment of his family, Nobili did not pursue high office in the church, instead opting to join the Society of Jesus. …
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“It has long been recognised that new churches, to become mature, must become self-governing, self-financing, and self-propagating: those were the measures of the old indigenous principle. Contextualization takes a big step further. It insists that believers must “do theology” from within their own culture, and not simply learn a system of theology developed in another …
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Parts 1 and 2. A brief history of the Mission Part 3. Aims, motives, principles and methods of the BEM Part 4. Features in the emergence of the indigenous church 4.1 The political climate The political climate in Borneo over the life of the BEM made a significant contribution to the rise of …
Borneo Evangelical Mission – Aims, Motivations and Outcomes
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Parts 1 and 2. A brief history of the Mission Part 3. Aims, motives, principles and methods of the BEM 3.1 Aims and motives From its foundation, the most fundamental aim of the BEM was to evangelise the unreached tribes of Borneo and to assist in the establishment of a truly indigenous church of …
Borneo Evangelical Mission – Aims, Motivations and Outcomes
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