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Title: Inculturation and the Recognition of the Other
Subtitle: Matteo Ricci's Legacy in the Christian-Confucian Context
Author(s): CHUNG, Paul S.
Journal: Studies in Interreligious Dialogue
Volume: 20    Issue: 1   Date: 2010   
Pages: 79-97
DOI: 10.2143/SID.20.1.2050496

Abstract :
Prophetic dialogue is an indispensable part of directing current studies of mission in the ecumenical and global context. A prophetic dialogue with other faith communities becomes effective in a hermeneutical-anthropological endeavor of translating and interpreting the biblical narrative in the context of World Christianity. This endeavor engages the anthropological study of culture in a non-ethnocentric configuration. Thus inculturation becomes a central locus in characterizing missiological perspectives on prophetic dialogue. Matteo Ricci’s mission in sixteenth-century China deserves attention with respect to this task. This article presents a historical and theological analysis of Ricci’s interaction with the Confucian belief system and the ethical self. It also includes a critical evaluation of Ricci’s attitude toward Buddhism and Taoism.

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