Close encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part II)

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dc.contributor.authorVan der Walt, Charleneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T08:19:15Z
dc.date.available2013-07-03T08:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCITATION: Van der Walt, C. 2012. Close encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part II). Scriptura, 110(2):282-292, doi:10.7833/110-0-117.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractTheoretically the process of intercultural Bible reading should create a safe space where the voice of the individual can be heard in community with others. It should be a space where the individual is not only free to speak but also to have the innate experience of truly being heard. In this respect the intercultural Bible reading experience becomes a space that promotes human dignity and has the inherent capacity to facilitate social transformation. Although these Bible study groups can ideally be a safe space with the potential for social transformation, the practical reality shows a more complicated dynamic. Two important factors that contribute to the complexity are the ideological framework of individual participants and the underlying power dynamic in the social interaction. To bring the concepts of power and ideology in intercultural Bible reading into focus, an empirical study was conducted. Building on the theoretical discussion in Part I, this contribution will turn to the empirical study. An overview will be provided of the carefully constructed research process which allowed participants time for personal reflection, intimate dialogue as well as group discussion in order to create a free and safe space for creative interaction. In order to critically engage with the data collected, a unique set of qualitative data analysis tools was developed to deal with the issues of power and ideology as mentioned above. The final part of the article will discuss this process of qualitative data analysis and give a brief summary of the research results.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/117
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.identifier.citationVan der Walt, C. 2012. Close encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part II). Scriptura, 110(2):282-292, doi:10.7833/110-0-117.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)
dc.identifier.issn0254-1807 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7833/110-0-117
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/81980
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectBible -- Hermeneuticsen_ZA
dc.subjectIntercultural communication -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen_ZA
dc.subjectIdeologyen_ZA
dc.titleClose encounters : creating a safe space for intercultural Bible reading (part II)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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