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Editorial EDITORIAL In the history of Christianity the philosophical discourse has been one of the main and first inspirators for theological reasoning. Its role as ancilla theologiae has been very influential and long lasting. The new social and psychological sciences, developed during the nineteenth century, only partly took over the role of philosophy since the second half of this cen- tury. As part of the mechanism of globalization, the academic discourse in the field of philosophy, social sciences and humanities in general, com- monly used in the western world, has become the ideal in many univer- sities and academies of science on the non-western world as well. Non- western theologians often complain about this procedure. In order to survive as faculties of theology in their universities, they have to deal with their colleagues in the humanities, who in their fields are used to the newest western terminologies. It is therefore quite interesting to notice, that Christian writers and artists sometimes are able to produce a more creative and innovative reformulation of Christianity in their cultures than the theologians who work in a more academic tradition. This issue of EXCHANGE starts with a contribution by IIMO's former director, now Professor Emeritus, Marc Spindler on the biblical impact on Malagasy literature. Eric van den Bergh, researcher at the Kairos Institute of Utrecht, portrays the Christian motives in Afrikaans literature. Continuing the tradition of EXCHANGE to publish review articles and chronicles, Jan Heijke gives his balanced, well documented but also very personal evaluation of the African Bishops' Synod. Dr. Klaus van der Grijp, professor of church history in Sao Leo- poldo (Brazil) and Sao Paulo, shows his familiarity with the Portuguese and Spanish speaking traditions of Latin America in his chronicle of theo- logical journals. Professor Arnulf Camps ofm connects the historic debate about the Chinese rites with the conflicts between various factions of today's Chinese Christian Churches. - Karel Steenbrink http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Exchange Brill

Editorial

Steenbrink, Karel
Exchange , Volume 25 (2): 105 – Jan 1, 1996
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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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EDITORIAL In the history of Christianity the philosophical discourse has been one of the main and first inspirators for theological reasoning. Its role as ancilla theologiae has been very influential and long lasting. The new social and psychological sciences, developed during the nineteenth century, only partly took over the role of philosophy since the second half of this cen- tury. As part of the mechanism of globalization, the academic discourse in the field of philosophy, social sciences and humanities in general, com- monly used in the western world, has become the ideal in many univer- sities and academies of science on the non-western world as well. Non- western theologians often complain about this procedure. In order to survive as faculties of theology in their universities, they have to deal with their colleagues in the humanities, who in their fields are used to the newest western terminologies. It is therefore quite interesting to notice, that Christian writers and artists sometimes are able to produce a more creative and innovative reformulation of Christianity in their cultures than the theologians who work in a more academic tradition. This issue of EXCHANGE starts with a contribution by IIMO's former director, now Professor Emeritus, Marc Spindler on the biblical impact on Malagasy literature. Eric van den Bergh, researcher at the Kairos Institute of Utrecht, portrays the Christian motives in Afrikaans literature. Continuing the tradition of EXCHANGE to publish review articles and chronicles, Jan Heijke gives his balanced, well documented but also very personal evaluation of the African Bishops' Synod. Dr. Klaus van der Grijp, professor of church history in Sao Leo- poldo (Brazil) and Sao Paulo, shows his familiarity with the Portuguese and Spanish speaking traditions of Latin America in his chronicle of theo- logical journals. Professor Arnulf Camps ofm connects the historic debate about the Chinese rites with the conflicts between various factions of today's Chinese Christian Churches. - Karel Steenbrink

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