Revisiting Lamin Sanneh’s “Western Guilt Complex” from a Grassroots Perspective
In his critique of the so-called Western guilt complex, the late Lamin Sanneh challenged scholars and Christians to consider the transmission of Christianity beyond the scope of Western perspectives. This article revisits Sanneh’s seminal work to discuss the ways the Western guilt complex undermines...
| Published in: | International bulletin of mission research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2022
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| In: |
International bulletin of mission research
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| Further subjects: | B
World Christianity
B Western guilt complex B Lamin Sanneh B grassroots B Korean Christianity |
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| Summary: | In his critique of the so-called Western guilt complex, the late Lamin Sanneh challenged scholars and Christians to consider the transmission of Christianity beyond the scope of Western perspectives. This article revisits Sanneh’s seminal work to discuss the ways the Western guilt complex undermines our ability to understand indigenous knowledge systems, which inform and stimulate religious sensibilities. In examining postcolonial reflections on Christian transmissions, this article considers grassroot perspectives as critical in interpreting Christianizing processes that are outside ecclesiastical authority and leadership. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/23969393211061196 |