To give up hope means also to abandon the future, not just the present.

— Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), Schriftstellerin

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Nobelpreisträgerin, die in China aufwuchs und dort viele Jahre auch als Bildungsmissionarin wirkte. Bekannt durch ihren Roman „Die gute Erde“ und ihr humanitäres Engagement für Kinder, distanzierte sie sich in den 1930er-Jahren von traditionellen Missionsdogmen und trat nach Vorwürfen theologischer Häresie aus der Missionsgesellschaft aus. Für Bibelleser regen ihre Texte dazu an, das Verhältnis von dogmatischen Bekenntnissen zu gelebter Nächstenliebe und interkulturellem Respekt zu überdenken.

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