Máté-Tóth, András (2020) Wounded Words in a Wounded World: Opportunities for Mission in Central and Eastern Europe Today. Mission Studies, 37 (3). pp. 354-373. ISSN 0168-9789
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The goal of this paper is both descriptive and prescriptive. The European sub-region called Central and Eastern Europe is understood and analyzed mostly through social scientific theories and models which have a Western European or North American origin. The region is often observed from the outside, and many interpretations of regional transformation are based on codes and categories of these external perspectives, which I will call heteropoiesis. I try to argue for an autopoietic approach from the opposite direction: from the inside. In my approach, I focus, first of all, on the historical and contemporary social experiences of the societies of the region. After authoring many theoretical and analytical works on it, I have come to believe that the key characteristic of the region is its wounded collective identity. The main narrative in the region is backward-looking and nostalgic, and also characterized by feelings of victimhood and revenge. Nationalism and xenophobia in the region are consequences of this traumatized self-understanding. To understand Central and Eastern Europe one must understand the wounds of history and the role of the trauma-centered narratives of today.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Trauma Identity |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history B Mission theology/theory D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe H Social research and religion in Central Eastern Europe |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Central Europe Former Soviet Union |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2021 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2024 20:29 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2019 |
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