What is contextualization?

[sandywells]

What is contextualization?

 

[Anna]

Every generation of theological thought has its own buzzwords, its own jargon consisting of catchwords which may have little or no exact meaning. Some of the buzzwords of today are “missional”, “relevance” and “contextualization”. It is too often assumed, however, that we all mean the same things when we use these words, but that in itself is a major mistake. Take, for example, the term “contextualization” as a case in point. This one word is used in radically different ways, and, until we agree on a commonly accepted definition of the term, those who continue to use it in their writings will only add to the confusion which already abounds.

 

[manogua]

Contextualization is the process of assigning meaning as a means of interpreting the environment within which a text or action is executed.

 

[mikiway93]

Every generation of theological thought has its own buzzwords, its own jargon consisting of catchwords which may have little or no exact meaning. Some of the buzzwords of today are “missional”, “relevance” and “contextualization”. It is too often assumed, however, that we all mean the same things when we use these words, but that in itself is a major mistake. Take, for example, the term “contextualization” as a case in point. This one word is used in radically different ways, and, until we agree on a commonly accepted definition of the term, those who continue to use it in their writings will only add to the confusion which already abounds.

i think so