Abrahamic Blessing: A Missiological Narrative of Revival in Papua New Guinea
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Overview
Is the Abrahamic blessing of Genesis 12:1-3 still active in the world today? Does God still extend his blessing to the nations through his people? The author found the answer to these questions in one of the most isolated regions of the world, Papua New Guinea. In this book Sarita D. Gallagher compares the missional nature of the Abrahamic blessing motif in Scripture to a national revival that took place in Papua New Guinea. By identifying the shared missional patterns, she illustrates the continued fulfillment of the Abrahamic blessing through the Old and New Testaments and the contemporary Papua New Guinean Church. The significance of this research is multifaceted: the text contributes new insights to the global Church’s understanding of the missio Dei, records an unexplored chapter of Melanesian indigenous mission history, and impacts the foundational motivations and methodology of contemporary mission praxis.
”Gallagher creatively brings a biblical understanding of
Abrahamic blessing and contemporary socio-religious issues to
demonstrate the relevance of studying apparently disparate
contexts. The balance of a narrative approach to exegesis and
ethnographic interviewing enables a missional appreciation of both
the Bible and Melanesian contexts. The outcome is an appreciation
of blessing as a biblical expression within a cultural context
where the Holy Spirit enables God’s blessing."
--R. Daniel Shaw, Professor of Anthropology and Translation, Fuller
Theological Seminary
“Blessing is not for wimps. Most people around the world don’t
expect it. Fun? Yes. Happiness? Maybe. But that full-orbed concept
of blessing? That is unique to the Abrahamic faiths. Blessing comes
from the omnipotent Creator who communicates personally and
mercifully. Surprisingly, blessing shows up in tough places,
sometimes almost at the ends of the earth. Gallagher has been
there, and has brought back a report. Read it, and be
blessed."
--Miriam Adeney, Associate Professor of World Christian Studies,
Seattle Pacific University
"This excellent work is carefully and thoroughly researched, well
documented, insightful, and passionate. [Abrahamic Blessing]
should be read by anyone interested in God’s mission who wants to
learn to read the Bible with a missiological lens. . . . All of us
who teach missiology are indebted to Sarita Gallagher for her
outstanding contribution to the field. The reader will be inspired
and challenged by this work."
--Charles Van Engen, Arthur Glasser Professor of Biblical Theology
of Mission, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological
Seminary
Product Details
- Title : Abrahamic Blessing: A Missiological Narrative of Revival in Papua New Guinea
- Author: Gallagher, Sarita D.
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Publication Date: 2014
- ISBN: 9781630879549
Sarita D. Gallagher is Associate Professor of Religion at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon.