Abstract

This article explores the complementary relationship between Christian mission and interculturality, proposing an intercultural mission paradigm that reads intercultural challenges as signs of the times. The author develops an intercultural theological hermeneutics that emphasizes dialogue, conversion, and mutual fecundation through encounter with otherness. Drawing on Octavio Paz's literary reflection on the present and the Gospel narrative of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30), the study demonstrates how authentic intercultural encounters reveal new dimensions of God's mystery and transform both participants. The proposed intercultural mission operates from frontier zones as new missionary geography, emphasizing relationship over territory, and seeking to generate alternative forms of coexistence in complex, pluralistic societies. The methodology integrates testimony, dialogue, and proclamation while developing wisdom through engagement with diverse cultural and scientific knowledge systems. The ultimate goal is promoting intercultural coexistence that generates life alternatives in the present, fostering contemplative attitudes that experience God through dialogue with diversity rather than intimistic spirituality.