I. Dogmatics, Fundamental Theology - II. Missiology
I. Dogmatics, Fundamental Theology
The term “accommodation” (from Latin accommodatio, “accommodation, adaptation”) originated in classical rhetoric (I); it denotes the adaptation of an object to its environment – in rhetoric (II), the adaptation of linguistic expression to its subject matter, purpose, and audience. In Christian rhetoric, it took on a deeper theological meaning. Augustine interprets the anal…