Randall Prior is an Associate Teacher at Pilgrim Theological College within the University of Divinity in Melbourne. During five years of ministry in a newly independent Vanuatu in the 1980s, he became immersed in the issues of the relationship between the Gospel and cultural context. He has pursued that passion for over thirty years. He is the publisher of ten books in the Gospel and Culture in Vanuatu series.
"Contextualizing Theology in the South Pacific is an in-depth
description of how the church of Vanuatu developed its own
definition, content, and methodology of theology. The story is told
through the eyes, mind, and heart of Randall Prior, who witnessed
and accompanied this process over many years. This coming-to-age
account of Pacific Island contextual theology is certainly a
valuable resource for theologians and church personnel in Oceania,
and also a very good conversation partner for doing comparative
contextual theology studies around the world."
--Roger Schroeder, Professor of Mission and Culture, Catholic
Theological Union at Chicago, former missionary in Papua New
Guinea
"The author has an excellent knowledge of contextualization of
theology in general, its beginning, and development including the
South Pacific with particular reference to Vanuatu. . . . The
investigation made. . . is a new development of scholarship in the
process of contextualization of theology in the South Pacific. This
new development is handled with critical reflection and is useful
for future work on doing contextual theology in this part of the
world."
--Ilaitia Sevati Tuwere, Retired Methodist Pastor & Theological
Lecturer in Fiji, the Pacific & Aotearoa-New Zealand
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