Europe as the Other

External Perspectives on European Christianity
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-525-10131-5
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 103, 277 Seiten, mit 6 Abb., Format (B × H): 162 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 607 g

Reihe: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz - Beihefte

There has been much academic debate over recent years on Europe defining itself over against the 'Other.' This volume asks from the opposite perspective: What views did non-Europeans hold of 'European Christianity'? In this way, the volume turns the agency of definition over to non-Europeans. Over the last centuries, the contacts between Europeans and non-Europeans have been diverse and complex. Non-Europeans encountered Europeans as colonialists, traders, missionaries and travellers. Most of those Europeans were Christians or were perceived as Christians. Therefore, in terms of religion Europe was often identified with Christianity. Europeans thus also conveyed a certain image of Christianity to non-European countries. At the same time, non-Europeans increasingly travelled to Europe and experienced a kind of Christianity that often did not conform to the picture they had formed earlier. Their descriptions of European Christianity ranged from sympathetic acceptance to harsh criticism. The contributions in this volume reveal the breadth of these opinions. They also show that there is no clear line of division between 'insiders' and 'outsiders', but that Europeans could sometimes perceive themselves as being 'outsiders' in their own culture while non-Europeans could adopt 'insider' perspectives. Furthermore, from these encounters new religious and cultural expressions could emerge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Becker, Judith

Stanley, Brian

Weitere Mitwirkende

Becker, Judith

Stanley, Brian

Klein, Thoralf

Ustorf, Werner

Walls, Andrew F.

Azamede, Kokou

Cox, Jeffrey L.

Frederiks, Martha Th.

Killingray, David

Kim, Sebastian

Tiedemann, R. G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Stanley, Brian
Brian Stanley read history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and stayed on in Cambridge for his PhD on the place of missionary enthusiasm in Victorian religion. He has taught in theological colleges and universities in London, Bristol, and Cambridge, and from 1996 to 2001 was Director of the Currents in World Christianity Project in the University of Cambridge. He was a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, from 1996 to 2008, and joined the University of Edinburgh in January 2009.

Ustorf, Werner
Dr. theol. Werner Ustorf is Professor of Mission Studies in Birmingham.

Stanley, Brian
Brian Stanley read history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and stayed on in Cambridge for his PhD on the place of missionary enthusiasm in Victorian religion. He has taught in theological colleges and universities in London, Bristol, and Cambridge, and from 1996 to 2001 was Director of the Currents in World Christianity Project in the University of Cambridge. He was a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, from 1996 to 2008, and joined the University of Edinburgh in January 2009.

Becker, Judith
Judith Becker ist Professorin für Neuere Christentumsgeschichte an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Becker, Judith
Judith Becker ist Professorin für Neuere Christentumsgeschichte an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.