Seeking Reconciliation in a Context of Coloniality | A Study of White People's Approaches in a Multicultural South African church

Marcus Grohmann

ISBN 10: 3658414618 / ISBN 13: 9783658414610

Published by Springer Vieweg, 2023

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Seeking Reconciliation in a Context of Coloniality | A Study of White People's Approaches in a Multicultural South African church | Marcus Grohmann | Taschenbuch | (Re-)konstruktionen - Internationale und Globale Studien | xxix | Englisch | 2023 | Springer Vieweg | EAN 9783658414610 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer VS in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Seeking Reconciliation in a Context of Coloniality | A Study of White People's Approaches in a Multicultural South African church
• Publisher: Springer Vieweg
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658414618
• ISBN 13: 9783658414610
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 15D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 351 grams
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Synopsis

How do white people handle their own dominance while striving for racial reconciliation in a concrete church context in Cape Town? Persisting effects of colonialism present a challenge to reconciliation efforts in settler-colonial societies. This book draws particular attention to the coloniality of knowledge in multicultural churches and denominations. Despite its ability to connect, English is here regarded as an obstacle to deeper cross-cultural understanding and appreciation.

 

The findings of this ethnographic study reveal how – motivated by a ‘Hope for transformation from within’ – racial integration often took precedence over equity. Eurocentric leanings were found to be both acknowledged and downplayed. With the emphasis on inclusion and upliftment, the equally sought-after cultural diversity was limited by the inadvertent setting up of boundaries, particularly regarding language and theology.

 

Grohmann concludes that the perceptiblebut not prominent mode of choosing vulnerability, i.e. relating on other people’s terms, constitutes a promising alternative to conventional ways of tackling inequalities. This decolonial approach to reconciliation would have the potential to advance both equity and equality.

About the Author

Dr. Marcus Grohmann is a post-doctoral researcher at the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology at Stellenbosch University. He explores how the coloniality of knowledge impacts on post-apartheid reconciliation as well as on relationships in the Church.