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Contextualization (Bible translation) Contextual theology or contextualizing theology refers to theology which has responded to the dynamics of a particular context. Terminology The term contextualizing theology was used in missiology by Shoki Coe when he argued that the Venn-Anders ...

, the process of contextualising the biblical message as perceived in the missionary mandate originated by Jesus *

Contextualization (computer science) In computer science, contextualization is the process of identifying the data relevant to an entity (e.g., a person or a city) based on the entity's contextual information. Definition Context or contextual information is any information about any ...

, an initialization phase setting or overriding properties having unknown or default values at the time of template creation *

Contextualization (sociolinguistics) Contextualization in sociolinguistics refers to the use of language (both spoken language and body language) to signal relevant aspects of an interaction or communicative situation. This may include clues to who is talking, their relationship, whe ...

, the use of language and discourse to signal relevant aspects of an interactional or communicative situation *

Contextualism Contextualism, also known as epistemic contextualism, is a family of views in philosophy which emphasize the ''context'' in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs. Proponents of contextualism argue that, in some important respect, the a ...

, a collection of views in philosophy which argue that actions or expressions can only be understood in context

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