Bevans' last point was the most interesting to me in his admittance that the word contextualization is the best way of describing aspects of context such as social location and particular experience, including the history, innuendo, and realities of older terminology of the same ilk including inculturation, indigenization, or incarnation of the gospel. That words can have a depth of history, both positive and negative, that may influence ones reaction towards a term is a significant element we cannot ignore.
- Main Entry: cor·po·rate
- Pronunciation: \ˈkor-p(ə-)rət\
- Function: adjective
- Formed into a corporation; incorporated: the corporate companies of industrial America.
- Of or relating to a corporation: corporate assets; corporate culture.
- United or combined into one body; collective: made a corporate effort to finish the job.
- Of or relating to a corporative government or political system.
Personally, the word corporate is a popular term being thrown about in today's postmodern and/or emerging church. The church today uses the term corporate according to third definition of a "united or combined into one body; collective"... but for someone like me who worked in the industrial business section climbing the "corporate ladder," the word carries an unwanted weight. Now obviously we can't go around tiptoeing around wrods all day. But it bears repeating. Wait... unless that someone you are speaking to survived a bear attack...
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