Re: [asa] On Job

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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:43:37 -0700
"Don Winterstein" <dfwinterstein@msn.com> wrote the following with the
subject heading Re: [asa] On Job:

>A strong and rapid, though not too lasting, response to a mysterious
>foreign preacher does not seem historically improbable.
>
>Can you cite an instance where it's known to have happened? Seems
>highly improbable on the face of it to me.

Why? My expereince overseas has been just the opposite. People tend to
react better to a foreigner with perceived greater knowledge than a
local for much the same reason Christ faced rejection in his home town.

¨I know your mother/father your life. Who are you to teach me?¨

The foreigner, while often distrusted, is more likely in many (not all
cases) to be listened simply because they are not local and not bound
by traditions and culture of the locals.

I have seen this often in my work in community development and in my
peers work. As for religious examples I suggest reading
missionary/historical literature on missions work in West papua for
many examples.

>I picture a foreigner coming up to me out of the blue spouting all
>kinds of crazy things. I'd tend to distance myself quickly.

Because you come from a western, scientific ¨debunk the myth¨
cynical culture. Most people don´t! :)

IW
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