Pacific Studies
Abstract
The missionary-researcher might well begin fieldwork after an existence as book-bound as any Ph.D. candidate. However, the motives for going to live with people differ from those of most academic anthropologists. Whether one has an academic qualification or not, the primary motive for the missionary-researcher is to come to know and understand people so as to share a faith message with them in a meaningful way. The key term is "dialogue" and just how long that dialogue might last is often not a major issue. For the neophyte academic anthropologist and the novice missionary-researcher alike, culture and sharing people's lives is a means to an end: for one, an academic qualification; for the other, a key to people's minds and hearts.
Recommended Citation
Gibbs, Philip SVD
(2004)
"CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF A MISSIONARY-RESEARCHER,"
Pacific Studies: Vol. 27:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol27/iss2/3
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