Missions chretiennes et colonisation
Claude Prudhomme - Collection Histoire du christianisme
Résumé
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Christian missions and colonisation are characteristic of the great surge of expansion that began in the 16th century, sending Europeans off to explore unknown lands, dominate peoples and conquer their souls. At first, the association of the two ventures led Spanish theologians to question the legitimacy of colonisation carried out in the name of evangelisation. But the construction of immense empires soon imposed colonisation as a historical necessity and a providential opportunity to enlarge the kingdom of God. The debate then centred on how a Christian colonisation should be carried out and how the independence of the mission could be assured. The second colonial expansion, in the 19th century, in a context marked by the industrial revolution and the globalisation of capitalism, did not question the desire for collaboration between missionaries and colonisers, even if it attracted criticism and occasioned rivalry. The convergence of interest, at least on the short term, was transformed into connivance and led to a collaboration orchestrated by colonial propaganda. Yet close examination of the strategies, objectives and realisations in the colonies reveals the incompatibility of the two mentalities on a longer term. It shows how the mission became associated with colonisation without adhering to its ends. The conflict of nationalisms after the Second World War imposed a separation between the two movements. The emancipation of colonised peoples accelerated while the missions abandoned all aggressive proselytizing, preferring inculturation or contextualisation. That ambiguous adventure has left a deep mark on Christianity's place and way of thinking its relation to the world.
L'auteur - Claude Prudhomme
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Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Claude Prudhomme |
Collection | Histoire du christianisme |
Parution | 18/11/2004 |
Nb. de pages | 172 |
Format | 12.5 x 19.4 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 188g |
EAN13 | 9782204075350 |
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