Believing in the Global South
The social, economic, and cultural disparities between North America and Europe, on one hand, and the “global south”—Africa, south Asia, and Latin America—help explain different approaches to scripture and ritual, according to Philip Jenkins, professor of religious studies and history at Pennsylvania State University. He notes that most of the world’s Christians live in the global south and that this demographic trend will continue. Jenkins rejects the proposition that ignorance and lack of education account for the southern Christians’ literal interpretations of scripture. He suggests that the actual similarities between conditions in which they live and the world portrayed in the Bible account for their greater orthodoxy. The program is sponsored by the Lowell Humanities Series and the Church in the 21st Century.
Presenter(s): Philip Jenkins
Date: February 22, 2007
Location: Gasson 100
Sponsor(s): Lowell Humanities Series; The Church in the 21st Century Center
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/jenkins1/
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