Brewster "Bonding" Review
Book Review:
Brewster Thomas E., and Elizabeth S. Brewster. Bonding and the Missionary Task: Establishing a Sense of Belonging. Pasadena, CA: Lingua House, 1982.
Tom and Betty Sue Brewster were language/culture learning consultants and faculty members at Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to that, they were missionary language school assistant directors in Mexico, and traveled extensively around the world teaching and consulting. Tom was called home to heaven in 1985 and Betty Sue continues to teach and consult.
The thesis of their booklet is that missionaries go through a critical time upon entry into a new culture and ought to bond with insiders during this period so that they themselves become belongers in the culture. Just as babies biologically bond with parents during the first days and weeks of their lives, the Brewsters argue that missionaries face a unique period during their first weeks in a new culture, when they will either become learners from insiders, and......
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