Richard E. Trull, Jr. earned his PhD in intercultural studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently Professor of Missions at Faulkner University in the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. After serving over ten years as a missionary in Meru, Kenya, he is now the Director of the Meru School of Theology. His publications include «Letter to the Colossians» in the Commentary on the New Testament in Simple English (1991). He has given presentations such as «Discerning Worldviews: Distinguishing Core Perceptions in Conceptualizing Worldview Distances» at the Evangelical Missiological Society and Evangelical Theological Society. In addition, he is a consulting editor for the online journal, Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis and recipient of the Excellence in Service Award (2008–2009) by Faulkner University.

• Contents: Journey from Replication to Contextualization – Contextualization and African Theology toward the Fourth Self – Theological Education and the Search for the Fourth Self – Search for Contextual Leadership Training: One Mission’s Experience – Evaluation of the Theological Education Process – Struggles in the Search for the Fourth Self – Discovering the Fourth Self: Implications for Theological Education – «Solidarity Partnership»: the Next Step in the Search for the Fourth Self?

Richard E. Trull, Jr. earned his PhD in intercultural studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently Professor of Missions at Faulkner University in the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. After serving over ten years as a missionary in Meru, Kenya, he is now the Director of the Meru School of Theology. His publications include «Letter to the Colossians» in the Commentary on the New Testament in Simple English (1991). He has given presentations such as «Discerning Worldviews: Distinguishing Core Perceptions in Conceptualizing Worldview Distances» at the Evangelical Missiological Society and Evangelical Theological Society. In addition, he is a consulting editor for the online journal, Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis and recipient of the Excellence in Service Award (2008–2009) by Faulkner University.

• Contents: Journey from Replication to Contextualization – Contextualization and African Theology toward the Fourth Self – Theological Education and the Search for the Fourth Self – Search for Contextual Leadership Training: One Mission’s Experience – Evaluation of the Theological Education Process – Struggles in the Search for the Fourth Self – Discovering the Fourth Self: Implications for Theological Education – «Solidarity Partnership»: the Next Step in the Search for the Fourth Self?

Richard E. Trull, Jr. earned his PhD in intercultural studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently Professor of Missions at Faulkner University in the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. After serving over ten years as a missionary in Meru, Kenya, he is now the Director of the Meru School of Theology. His publications include «Letter to the Colossians» in the Commentary on the New Testament in Simple English (1991). He has given presentations such as «Discerning Worldviews: Distinguishing Core Perceptions in Conceptualizing Worldview Distances» at the Evangelical Missiological Society and Evangelical Theological Society. In addition, he is a consulting editor for the online journal, Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis and recipient of the Excellence in Service Award (2008–2009) by Faulkner University.

• Contents: Journey from Replication to Contextualization – Contextualization and African Theology toward the Fourth Self – Theological Education and the Search for the Fourth Self – Search for Contextual Leadership Training: One Mission’s Experience – Evaluation of the Theological Education Process – Struggles in the Search for the Fourth Self – Discovering the Fourth Self: Implications for Theological Education – «Solidarity Partnership»: the Next Step in the Search for the Fourth Self?