Is Ecumenism Even Possible in the Context of World Christianity?
Ecumenism is difficult to achieve because Eurochristianity dominates the discourse, thus masking its complicity with oppression. Those from the global South who adopt the white Jesus of the colonizers become complicit with their own oppression. For ecumenism to occur, the decolonization of the minds...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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The ecumenical review
Year: 2022, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-68 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBA Western Europe KBK Europe (East) KDJ Ecumenism NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
colonized mind
B Eurochristianity B from the margins B Global South B white Jesus B identity circumcision |
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| Summary: | Ecumenism is difficult to achieve because Eurochristianity dominates the discourse, thus masking its complicity with oppression. Those from the global South who adopt the white Jesus of the colonizers become complicit with their own oppression. For ecumenism to occur, the decolonization of the minds of those on the margins must first take place by rejecting Eurochristianity and interpreting their faith through their own indigenous symbols. This process may require ecumenical conversations within the global South apart from the global North. And for whites to eventually join the ecumenical discourse, they must first crucify their whiteness and bow their knees to the Jesus of the oppressed. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12674 |