Week 5, Bevans, Chapter 5

The idea of the anthropological model would flow from creating a contextual theology that does not rely on creating a predetermined message. Rather, one that works with the human presence of the culture to compliment the Gospel. As Bevans writes of the anthropological model, "Culture shapes the way Christianity is articulated" (Bevans, p. 57). I think it is also important to point out the major danger of this model which is that it falls prey to cultural romanticism. But overall, it would seem that the anthropological model is an important model of contextual theology in that it embraces the human nature of the culture.