In a sympathetic and warmly empathic style, John V. Taylor tells of his encounters with many different African people, and reflects theologically on the conversations he has shared with people in a wide variety of circumstances.
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John Taylor (b. 1952) is an American writer, critic, and translator who has long lived in France. As a polyglot translator and literary critic, he is one of the main bridges between contemporary European literature and English-speaking countries. His essays on European poets have been collected in his books Into the Heart of European Poetry (2008) and A Little Tour through European Poetry (2015). Among his many translations of French, Italian, and Modern Greek literature are, most recently, books by Philippe Jaccottet, José-Flore Tappy, Franca Mancinelli, Alfredo de Palchi, and Elias Papadimitrakopoulos. For over three decades Taylor has contributed regularly to the Times Literary Supplement and the Antioch Review. He is the author of eleven volumes of short prose and poetry. His latest books are Remembrance of Water & Twenty-Five Trees and a "double book" co-authored with the Swiss poet Pierre Chappuis, A Notebook of Clouds & A Notebook of Ridges.
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The Primal Vision is widely regarded as one of the most important books ever published on the subject of African Christianity. In a sympathetic and warmly empathetic style, John Taylor tellsof his encountrs with many different African people, and reflects theologically on the conversations he has shared with men, women and children in a wide variety of circumstances. By suggesting that the missionary should listen and learn from indigenous culture, and appreciate his status as a guest, the book points towards a revisionist understanding of Christian mission.n n John V. Taylor was Bishop of Winchester from 1975-85 and General Secretary of the Church Missionary Society from 1963 to 74. He died in 2001.
