In his critique of the so-called Western guilt complex, the late Lamin Sanneh challenged scholars and Christians to consider the transmission of Christianity beyond the scope of Western perspectives. This article revisits Sanneh’s seminal work to discuss the ways the Western guilt complex undermines our ability to understand indigenous knowledge systems, which inform and stimulate religious sensibilities. In examining postcolonial reflections on Christian transmissions, this article considers grassroot perspectives as critical in interpreting Christianizing processes that are outside ecclesiastical authority and leadership.

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从草根的角度重新审视拉明·桑内的“西方内疚情结”

在对所谓的西方罪恶情结的批判中，已故的拉明·桑内（Lamin Sanneh）挑战学者和基督徒，让他们考虑超越西方视角范围的基督教传播。本文重新审视了 Sanneh 的开创性工作，以讨论西方内疚情结如何破坏我们理解本土知识体系的能力，这些知识体系为宗教情感提供信息和刺激。在研究后殖民对基督教传播的反思时，本文认为基层观点对于解释教会权威和领导之外的基督教化进程至关重要。