Welcome to the website of the project Through the Eyes of Another, intercultural reading of the Bible.

If you want to know how people in the Andes or in the African villages or the Indonesian rice fields or Western historical churches read the Bible and if you want to become part of the encounters between these groups, then join us!

The core question of the project is: what happens when small groups of readers of Biblical texts from sometimes radically different contexts read the same Biblical story and get involved in a dialogue about its meaning?

Experience has taught us that this way of reading Biblical stories can be a catylist for more understanding, change of perspective and social transformation. And that is the main goal we want to achieve with this project. The Bible can be an instrument for liberation and reconciliation.

This site brings together groups of ordinary readers of the Bible from all over the world. It enables them to get involved in the fascinating adventure of communal and intercultural reading of the Bible.

This website is meant to be interactive. It offers:

- A homepage for every group
- The possibility to communicate directly with your partner group
- The possibility to upload and exchange pictures and reading reports
- Access to all available reading reports 
- A scientific section where you can find analyses of- and articles about intercultural hermeneutics and where scholars can upload their own contributions

Through the participation of groups this website will become a dynamic place of encounter between people who want to look  through the eyes of another.

The procedure is simple. It is described in a short manual. An extensive protocol is also available (click here). It will lead participants step by step through the process.
 

We welcome you again to the fascinating world of the intercultural Bible reading.