In this book, addressed to the Western, white evangelical commu-
nity," Professor Conn drives home the need for a radical reevalua-
tion of our Western models for theology and missions, The rise of
non-Western and nonwhite theologics and the changes in our
understanding of language, culture, and religions force upon us the
realization of the inadequacy of our ethnocentric, abstracting
approach to theology and missions.

We are experiencing the birthpangs of a new mode of uneerstand-
ing, shaped by (and shaping), the current trialogue between
theology, anthropology, and mission. After tracing the earlier
history of the interaction, Conn explores the currents and crosscur-
rents in this trialogue as it struggles with. the reexamination of our
Western paradigms for theology and mission. Conn concludes with
an agenda of key issues on which we must focus if this new
understanding 1S to take 9 truly Christian shape. What is needed IS
the evangelical's active participation in the trialogue
between theology, anthropology, and mission