‘순례’ 개념을 통해 본 선교학이 나아가야 할 방향 ― 앤드류 월스, 에드워드 사이드, 임마누엘 레비나스의 순례 이해를 중심으로

Abstract

This article is a missiological study on the concept of pilgrimage used to explain Christian identity throughout Christian history. Pilgrimage is interpreted in various ways, including philosophical and theological meaning beyond a simple religious act. Interpretations of the meaningful ‘pilgrimage’ concept required for a paradigm shift in future missiology are presented. Andrew F. Walls, founder of World Christianity, presented pilgrimage as a fundamental principle of the Christian gospel, and post-colonial theorist Edward W. Said used this concept to explore the destiny of an intellectual. Further, Emmanuel Levinas used the pilgrimage as a symbol of post-ontological thinking: leaving the homeland of ontology and never returning. The interpretation of the pilgrimage within the works of these three thinkers means de-fixation, resistance, and post-ontological thinking for the future of missiology. This article reveals that these are the directions in which missiology should move forward.