Europe as the Other

External Perspectives on European Christianity. Edited by Judith Becker and Brian Stanley. With 10 contributions by Werner Ustorf, Sebastian C. H. Kim, R. G. Tiedemann et al.

In terms of religion Europe was often identified with Christianity. Europeans thus also conveyed a certain image of Christianity to non-European countries. At the same time, non-Europeans increasingly travelled to Europe and experienced a kind of Christianity that often did not conform to the picture they had formed earlier. Their descriptions of European Christianity ranged from sympathetic acceptance to harsh criticism. The contributions in this volume reveal the breadth of these opinions. They also show that there is no clear line of division between »insiders« and »outsiders«, but that Europeans could sometimes perceive themselves as being »outsiders« in their own culture while non-Europeans could adopt »insider« perspectives. 277 Seiten mit 6 Abb., gebunden (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz. Abteilung für Abendländische Religionsgeschichte, Abteilung für Universalgeschichte; Beiheft 103/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2014) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear