to transcend or to be transcended

"In basic terms, transculturalism might be provisionally defined as the transcendence and questioning of cultural delimitations."

What is meant in the text I’m working on is that transculturalism transcends cultural delimitations. To me, the use of "transcendence" here sounds like the cultural limitations are doing the transcending, so to speak, rather than being transcended. I am considering changing "transcendence" to "transcending" (i.e., "the transcending of"). Am I wrong?

(Looking ahead, I see that "transcendence" is used quite a lot in this text, so I want to make sure I’m right before rejecting every instance.)