16 records matched your query       

Author:

Elmer, Duane, 1943-

Title:

Cross cultural connections : stepping out and fitting in around the world / Duane Elmer.

Publisher:

InterVarsity Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

215 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Intercultural communication--Christianity.--Christianity.
Christianity and culture.
Missions--Theory.
Interculturele communicatie.
Religieuze aspecten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215).

Contents:

Monkeys, mission, and us -- Your part of God's story -- Right, wrong, and different -- Culture is everywhere, and it sneaks up on you -- Culture shocks -- Identifying expectations -- Square heads and round heads -- Cultural adjustment map -- Openness : how to be approachable -- Acceptance : how to be positive -- Trust : how to build strong relationships -- Skills for cross-cultural effectiveness -- Time and event -- Task and relationship -- Individualism and collectivism -- Categorical and holistic thinking -- Logic : straight or curved -- Achieved status and ascribed status -- Guilt and shame -- Worship expression : from low to high -- Re-entry : you are never the same.

ISBN:

9780830823093 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0830823093 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49664008

LCCN:

2002005715

Locations:

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

POAX626 -- Jessop-Bruner Library (University Park)