COMMUNICATION THEOLOGY FOR PASTORAL COMMUNICATION AS A NEW APPROACH
Keywords:
Theology, Communication, JesusAbstract
There are many definitions for communication, considered under informational, social, psychological, cultural or anthropological perspective.2 There is generally an agreement on its nature, namely, communication is understood as an ongoing process through which human persons express themselves, share meanings with each other so that they come to a commonness.3 Human communication is a dynamic, dialogic, and ongoing process in which people share with
each other meanings, using symbols, signs, certain instruments and ways respective to their social and cultural context.
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Franz-Josef Eilers, Communicating in Ministry and Mission: An Introduction to Pastoral and Evangelizing Communication, Manila: Logos, 2009 (3rd edition), 22-24; Judy Pearson and Paul E. Nelson, An Introduction to Human Communication: Understandingand Sharing, McGraw-Hill, 2000 (8th edition), 6-7
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