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Robinson Crusoe Tries Again - Missiology and European Constructions of 'Self' and 'Other' in a Global World 1789-2010 (Hardcover)
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Robinson Crusoe Tries Again - Missiology and European Constructions of 'Self' and 'Other' in a Global World 1789-2010 (Hardcover)
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The Christian experience in modern Europe is fragmented. It shows
great diversity in various geographical contexts and, historically,
a considerable alternation of extremes, high or low tides of
engagement. One aspect of the Christianity in Europe's past is its
mission history. The spread of Christianity from the West -- as one
of its most important results -- into the continents of the Global
South has been deeply ambivalent in character. On the one hand, the
mission from the West helped to build the historical foundations
for Christian education, "adolescence" and maturation to
responsible "adulthood" in a global, diverse, segregated and
pluralistic world. As a mature global player, Christianity was in a
prime position to contribute to peaceful conflict resolution, in
the religious, social and political fields. On the other hand, the
darkness and utter insufficiency of the encounter between the
European, Christian "self" and the many "others" worldwide brought
along problematic projections of different beliefs attacked in a
hostile way as "alien" and, inevitably, as "conquered". The
consequences, particularly for the "primal other" -- the indigenous
people -- were often disastrous. Werner Ustorf has been a leading
missiologist worldwide for thirty years. This book not only
analyses the interaction between mission and individual, the
construction of the "self" and the "other" in a mission context,
but also proves the analytical strength of theology in
conceptualizing future Christian experiences in Europe. Ustorf
illustrates that apart from traditional dimension of faith, a
non-religious interpretation and critical trust in transcendence,
is crucial for the formation of the new interculturation of
Christianity in Europe. Thus, this book demonstrates how mission
history can be transformed to a research concept for a global and
pluralistic Christianity.
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