Syncretism is often regarded among theologians and missiologists as a negative process, even a betrayal of the gospel. In this book by Ross Kane of Virginia Theological Seminary, another view is offered, arguing that reasons for this negative view are often colored by colonialism and even racism, and they depend on too narrow a notion of revelation and Christian tradition. Every expression of Christianity—in the Bible, in the West, in the churches of the Majority World—is the result of religious mixture. Such expressions can enrich each other, and critique each other with surprising benefits for the entire church.

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融合与基督教传统：宗教混合研究中的种族与启示

神学家和传教士通常认为融合是一种消极的过程，甚至是对福音的背叛。在弗吉尼亚神学院的罗斯凯恩的这本书中，提出了另一种观点，认为这种负面观点的原因通常带有殖民主义甚至种族主义的色彩，并且它们依赖于过于狭隘的启示和基督教传统的概念。基督教的每一种表达方式——在圣经中，在西方，在多数世界的教堂中——都是宗教混合的结果。这样的表达可以互相丰富，互相批评，对整个教会都有惊人的好处。