Elmer, Duane

Cross-cultural Conflict : Building Relationships for Effective Ministry / Duane Elmer - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 1993 - 189 p. ; 21 cm.

pt. 1: Understanding conflict and culture -- The amazing contours of conflict -- Cultural diversity was God's idea (and so was unity) -- Handling conflict the American way -- Conflict and cultural values -- pt. 2: Cultural diversity and conflict resolution -- Mediation and the mediator -- The one-down position and vulnerability -- Storytelling and proverbs -- Inaction, misdirection, silence and indefinite persons -- pt. 3: Implications for the gospel message -- Communicating the gospel across cultures -- Power and winning : the twin diseases -- Communication principles for conflict resolution : a case study from Joshua -- Principles for managing conflict.

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Conflict management—Religious aspects—Christianity.Missionaries—Training of.Intergroup relations.

BV2091 / .E55 1993