Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations :Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis

Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations

Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations :Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis

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Colonialism involves more than just territorial domination. It also creates cultural space that silences and disenfranchises those who do not hold power. This process of subjugation continues today in various forms of neocolonialism, such as globalization. Postcolonialism arose in the latter half of the twentieth century to challenge the problem of coloniality at the level of our language and our actions (praxis). Postcolonialism seeks to disrupt forms of domination and empower the marginalized to be agents of transformation. In 2010, the Postcolonial Roundtable gathered at Gordon College to initiate a new conversation regarding the significance of postcolonial discourse for evangelicalism. The present volume is the fruit of that discussion. Addressing themes like nationalism, mission, Christology, catholicity and shalom, these groundbreaking essays explore new possibilities for evangelical thought, identity and practice. The contributors demonstrate the resources for postcolonial criticism within the evangelical tradition, as well as the need to subject evangelical thought to an ever-new critique to prevent the formation of new centers of domination. Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations models the kind of open dialogue that the church needs in order to respond appropriately to the pressing concerns of the world today.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780830840533
ISBN10 0830840532
Number Of Pages 272
Item Weight 386 g
Product Dimensions 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Publisher / Reseller IVP Academic
Format paperback
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