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Differences in culture and worldview hinder intercultural communication and cooperation even in this ever-globalizing world for they often cause misunderstandings and conflicts.
The intercultural activities of Christian churches and organizations to transform other religious beliefs and practices need to consider such differences.
The discipline of intercultural studies takes interdisciplinary approaches to study ways to communicate the gospel in this ever-changing world integrating theories and insights of cultural anthropology, sociology, education, area studies, and other disciplines based on theological foundations.
With this kind of integrative approach we believe we can gain access to the sociocultural realities of the world overcoming the limitations of compartmentalized approaches.
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Steve Sang-Cheol Moon, PhD
President ande CEO