Untouchable Bodies, Resistance, and Liberation
Title | Untouchable Bodies, Resistance, and Liberation PDF eBook |
Author | Joshua Samuel |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2020-02-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004420053 |
In Untouchable Bodies, Resistance, and Liberation Joshua Samuel engages in constructing an embodied comparative theology of liberation by comparing divine possessions among Hindu and Christian Dalits in South India.
Theologising with the Sacred 'prostitutes' of South India
Title | Theologising with the Sacred 'prostitutes' of South India PDF eBook |
Author | Eve Rebecca Parker |
Publisher | Currents of Encounter |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9789004450073 |
In Theologising with the Sacred 'Prostitutes' of South India, Eve Rebecca Parker theologises with the Dalit women who from childhood have been dedicated to village goddesses and used as 'sacred' sex workers.
Dalit Theology, Boundary Crossings and Liberation in India
Title | Dalit Theology, Boundary Crossings and Liberation in India PDF eBook |
Author | Jobymon Skaria |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2022-11-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0755642376 |
Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices – such as Chokhamela, Karmamela, Ravidas, Kabir, Nandanar and Narayana Guru – could set right the imbalance within Dalit theology, and could establish dialogical partnerships between Dalit Theologians, non-Dalit Christians and Syrian Christians. Drawing on Biblical and socio-historical resources, this book examines a radical, yet overlooked aspect of Dalit cultural and religious history which would empower the Dalits in their everyday existences.
Comparative Theology
Title | Comparative Theology PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Hedges |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 95 |
Release | 2017-10-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004358463 |
This text maps the field of comparative theology in global context, offering original and critical perspectives on issues such as origins, religion, gender, the subaltern, and hermeneutics.
Hegemonic Masculinity, Caste, and the Body
Title | Hegemonic Masculinity, Caste, and the Body PDF eBook |
Author | Navjotpal Kaur |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 129 |
Release | 2024-09-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1801173621 |
Thoughtfully invoking wider conversations around gender, culture, and self-perception, Navjotpal Kaur investigates the intricate interplay between masculinities, space, and identity within Indian Punjab’s Jat Sikh community.
The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Kirsteen Kim |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 769 |
Release | 2022-04-28 |
Genre | Missions |
ISBN | 0198831722 |
The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies represents more than a century of scholarship related to the theology, history, and methodology of the propagation of Christian faith and the engagement of Christians with cultures, religions, and societies worldwide. It contains more than 40 articles by experts from different disciplinary and ecclesial perspectives, who are from all continents. It not only offers a broad overview of key approaches and issues in mission studies but it also highlights current trends and suggests future developments. The Handbook builds on renewed interest in mission studies this century generated by recent key statements on mission from ecumenical, evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox sources, and by a spate of academic works on the topic. Western church leaders now apply insights from foreign missions (such as, inculturation, liberation, interfaith work, and power encounter) to today's multicultural societies. Meanwhile, there are new initiatives in mission from the Majority World, where most Christians live, so that sending is not only 'from the west to the rest' but 'from everywhere to everywhere'. Therefore, this volume aims to reflect the voices of the receivers of mission as well as its protagonists and to raise awareness of new movements. In a time of growing recognition of 'religions' more generally, this work examines and theorizes the missional dimensions of the world's largest religion: its agendas, growth, outreach, role in public life, effect on cultures, relevance for development, and its approaches to other communities.
Faith in the Face of Militarization
Title | Faith in the Face of Militarization PDF eBook |
Author | Jude Lal Fernando |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2021-04-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1725283999 |
What does believing mean in the face of empire and militarization? These essays articulate the critical and liberating consciousness shared by oppressed peoples across the world, arising from a faith in the God of the oppressed, expressed in radically diverse ways, and resisting the imperialist deities of materialism (read: economic growth), racism, and militarization that falsely appear as the saviors of humanity. The authors confront these false gods—which form the modern empire—worshiped by the most dominant militarized states in the world and followed by their allied states even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Out of the eleven articles, two are written by critical political analysts with an anti-colonial lens while recognizing the importance of faith in resistance. The rest are written by theologians who critically reflect on their faith within the context of empire and militarization in their societies. Militarization is among the most brutal forms of oppression on the resisting peoples. The theologies that have emerged from critical reflections on their collective experiences are grounded on a material spirituality as opposed to materialistic, racist, and militaristic godlessness. This collection has emerged out of creative and transformative practices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific, and the US. The essays are divided it into four sections in recognizing some of the key features of material spirituality; indigenous, feminist and interreligious voices, and horizontal solidarity. With contributions from: Michael Lujan Bevacqua Wati Longchar Nidia Arrobo Rodas Rasika Sharmen Pieris Lilian Cheelo Siwila Young-Bock Kim Dan Gonzales-Ortega Erin Shea Martin Mark Braverman Joshua Samuel Phil Miller