Adriaan van Klinken

Alterity and the Evasion of Justice

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“As much as the study of World Christianity has successfully decentered the field by drawing attention to the new expressions of, and dynamics in, Christianity as a global religion, it has also established its own centers of attention and power. Partly this is because Christianity worldwide, as well as in its fresh manifestations, often reinforces social and political norms and hegemonies. The important contribution of this book is that it makes the quest for "the other"--marginalized voices, topics, and perspectives--its central aim. Driven by an ethical passion for social and epistemic justice, the editors and contributors critically engage with questions of gender, sexuality, ecology, and race, to mention just a few areas of investigation, thereby making a significant decolonial intervention in the field. This volume reminds us of what Christianity, at its best, can be: a critical social imagination and a pursuit of new horizons.”