ASIAN HERMENEUTICS FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEAbstract
In the second half of the 20th century hermeneutics (understanding
the Word of God) began to witness a great shift-an explosion, an
entirely new turn, a radical paradigm shift. The context is the
emergence of the free, independent nations in the wake of the
phenomenon of decolonization. These nations arose with a new
awakening of their cultural identity, with a new self-consciousness.
Together with this positive aspect of the present context, a negative
phenomenon also began to grow - the phenomenon of "economic
and technical colonialism," a "new imperialism." Even the word
"globalization" is used in this context. The "Third World"
theologians understand this term to mean "a phenomenon bound
up with the growth and expansion of capitalism and the integration
of national economies into its system
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