Lesson 12

Question 1

State the traditional Western view of the individual as it relates to society.

Answer 1

The individual is viewed as being of more worth and having more rights than society.

Question 2

2 ways in which the traditional Western view of humanity is in error.

Answer 2

1) it has forgotten that individual worth is rooted in creation
2) it has overemphasized the value of the individual at the expense of societal values

Question 3

Describe the difference between the Eastern and Western views of humanity

Answer 3

the Eastern view emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to submerge himself and promote the ends of society.
The Western view emphasizes the value of the individual at the expense of society.

Question 4

State the factor, within the will of God, that largely determines who will speak to whom, in what way, at what time, and with what effect.

Answer 4

society

Question 5

the definition of the term “role”

Answer 5

the “acting out of one’s status”

Question 6

the 2 questions individuals should ask themselves when they cross any cultural boundary as missionary communicators.

Answer 6

1) who am I in relation to my respondents?
2) who are my respondents in relation to other members of their society?

Question 7

3 important statuses of cross-cultural missionary communicators

Answer 7

foreigner, guest, and expert in religion

Question 8

state the factor that enables the missionary to be a successful communicator of Christ to his or her respondents.

Answer 8

the factor is providing good responses to honest questions of his or her respondents

Question 9

Describe a marginal person of society.

Answer 9

This person stands on the fringe of society without enjoying the privileges of acceptance as a full member.

Question 10

State what Hesselgrave claims to be a hindrance to successful Christian witnessing by marginal lepers of Nigeria.

Answer 10

Their witnessing has not been very effective because other members of their society still consider them as marginal people who lack respect.

Question 11

Marginal people often get more attention in the West than they would in most Majority World cultures because the West tends to….

1
reject an individual that society has rejected
2
reject an individual that society has accepted
3
accept an individual that society has accepted
4
accept an individual that society has rejected

Answer 11

4

Question 12

5 types of respondents whose relationships to other members of their society make them important to cross-cultural missionary communication.

Answer 12

marginals.
influential individuals.
good speakers.
sponsors.
mediators.

Question 13

Define egotism.

Answer 13

exaggerated sense of self-importance

Question 14

The term “status quo” refers most directly to…

1
past tradition
2
present circumstances
3
changing ideas
4
changing attitudes

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Explain why it is dangerous to become ego-involved with the status quo.

Answer 15

if a person becomes ego-involved in the status quo, there is a danger that he or she will view any suggestion of change as a personal attack.

Question 16

State the reason for older people usually having more difficulty with egotism than younger people.

Answer 16

the older person is often less flexible to new ideas and more resistant to ideas contrary to his or her own.

Question 17

the factors that tend to indicate a cross-cultural missionary communicator may be suffering from egotism.

Answer 17

difficulty with language learning (requires childlikeness).
inability to learn to worship truly in a foreign setting and style.
refusal to train leaders from among the people of his or her host country.

Question 18

The remedy for egotism is primarily…

1
psychological
2
spiritual
3
social
4
philosophical

Answer 18

2

Question 19

the model of the remedy for egotism

Answer 19

the words and behavior of Jesus