Catholicity as a Conceptual Tool for Interculturality in Science and Religion

Toren, Benno van den; Bom, Klaas

doi:10.1628/ptsc-2022-0017

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“…Secondly, Christian theology is in principle catholic in nature, and new awareness of the diversity in Christianity worldwide has made us aware that the church can only be truly catholic if voices from different contexts and from the margins are taken into account. 57 In an era in which it is widely recognized that the center of gravity of Christianity is moving southwards, it would be our own loss if we neglect the ancient and newer voices from the church worldwide that can help us face the challenges of our own particular provinces and provincialities.…”

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The Conundrum and Promise of Intercultural Theology in the Western Academy

van den Toren

2024

International Bulletin of Mission Research

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Intercultural theology has a dual origin. On the one hand it derives from the development of diverse forms of theologizing in Christianity worldwide, while on the other hand it originates in the North Atlantic university where intercultural theology and world Christianity have developed as particular fields of study. With reference to two examples of spiritual possession and biblical interpretation, this article argues that its location within Western academic institutional settings presents obstacles to the ability of intercultural theologians in the West to do justice to the proper nature of various forms of theologizing in other contexts. In particular, attention is drawn to the fragmentation of theological disciplines, the secularization of academic discourse, the use of cultural analysis, and the power of the Western academy. The article concludes with some proposals regarding how an awareness of this dual origin can help intercultural theologians to be a critical presence within the Western academy beyond their discipline.

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The Conundrum and Promise of Intercultural Theology in the Western Academy

van den Toren

2024

International Bulletin of Mission Research

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“…29 We must agree with Benno van den Toren when he states-again with regard to scholars with a postcolonial orientation-that it "may well be that the lack of interest in the positive effects of power reveals the middle-class Western location of important strands of postcolonial thinkers who can take for granted a certain level of social security control over their lives." 30…”

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On the Profile of Intercultural Theology: A Discipline (Still) in the Making

Wrogemann

2023

International Bulletin of Mission Research

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This article distinguishes the discipline of Intercultural Theology from other theological disciplines (exegesis, church history, Systematic Theology) and from World Christianity and Anthropology of Christianity. The main thesis is that although Intercultural Theology has a broader methodological spectrum than Mission Studies, and although it approaches its subject matter in a far more differentiated way, the discipline will need to maintain its basis in mission theology lest it dissolve into pure cultural studies. Based on this premise, the article proceeds to discuss both methodological questions and the subject matter of the discipline. Finally, it highlights the following topics as of particular relevance at present: intercultural hermeneutics and the understanding of power, theologies of mission and the understanding of universality, and theologies of religion and the understanding of recognition.

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Catholicity as a Conceptual Tool for Interculturality in Science and Religion

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The Conundrum and Promise of Intercultural Theology in the Western Academy

The Conundrum and Promise of Intercultural Theology in the Western Academy

On the Profile of Intercultural Theology: A Discipline (Still) in the Making

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