Missiological Mutilations - Prospective Paralogies Language and Power in Contemporary Mission Theory |
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| Author:
| Sørensen, Jørgen Skov
Sørensen, Jørgen Skov |
| Series title: | Studien Zur Interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums / Etudes d'histoire Interculturelle du Christianisme / Studies in the Intercultural History of Christianity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-55510-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $114.50 |
Book Description:
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The aim of this study is to demonstrate intrinsic power structures in language patterns of contemporary Christian mission theories. Bringing in questions and concerns raised by postcolonial theory and critical discourse analysis, the study explores the structuralist ideologies behind modern epistemology and - it is maintained - the associated «modern» language patterns. Based on discourse analyses of language and terminology employed by a number of significant contemporary mission...
More DescriptionThe aim of this study is to demonstrate intrinsic power structures in language patterns of contemporary Christian mission theories. Bringing in questions and concerns raised by postcolonial theory and critical discourse analysis, the study explores the structuralist ideologies behind modern epistemology and - it is maintained - the associated «modern» language patterns. Based on discourse analyses of language and terminology employed by a number of significant contemporary mission theorists the author in conclusion points towards a widespread use of 'power language' within the modern mission movement. Eventually the study moves from critical analysis into theological construction suggesting a mission theory based on postmodern assumptions, both reconciled with religious diversity through 'paralogies' (Jean-François Lyotard) and acknowledging the unavoidable relativity of any theological claim.