Companions of variable mindfulness: ministry in a multicultural society and church

Anthony F Kain

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Companions of variable mindfulness: ministry in a multicultural society and church

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Anthony F Kain. Companions of Variable Mindfulness: Ministry In a Multicultural Society and Church. Catholic Theological Union. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97d4e27d-9a9f-41c4-a8b8-f2017b9d5162.

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The issue is communication as it relates to ministry skills in a multicultural setting. The project argues that a key to skill's competence is attention to the basic communication issues of identity and anxiety/uncertainty. The project follows a praxis-theory-praxis approach. It begins with the local theology and intercultural communication tensions of the church of Adelaide, South Australia. These correlate with social perspectives and communication theories giving rise to theorems and face work that leads to fifteen skills. A spirituality (from Mark's gospel) sustains such ministry. Held together by the shared praxis approach of Thomas Groome, the project has four main methodologies. One is Robert Schreiter's method for constructing local theology. Two are from the area of intercultural communication competence: William B Gudykunst's method of anxiety/uncertainty management and William R Cupach's & T Todd Imahori's identity management theory. The fourth is Mary-Ann Tolbert's method of literary-historical criticism for the spirituality.

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