Emancipatory Intercultural Hermeneutics
Interpreting Theo Sundermeier’s Differenzhermeneutik
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11295612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David W Congdon (0000-0002-6142-5032, IVP AcademicDowners Grove, ilUSA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-146 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mission Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15733831-12341444 |
| OpenAlex | W2398305172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article introduces and assesses Sundermeier’s “hermeneutic of difference” ( Differenzhermeneutik ). Though he is not well-known in English-speaking circles, the pioneering work of Theo Sundermeier has contributed to a hermeneutical and intercultural turn within the field of missiology, as well as a missiological and practical turn within hermeneutics. He criticizes the western hermeneutical tradition for being text-centric and egocentric, and he replaces the standard hermeneutical models with one that is focused on the practical problem of understanding the stranger. I summarize the four-step process he provides for learning how to understand and coexist with another person, reflect on its missiological implications, and offer a constructive critique in the direction of a distinctively emancipatory intercultural hermeneutic
Constructive · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Hermeneutics · History of religions · Missiology · Process (computing · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |