Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations: Global Awakenings in

Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations: Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis

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.
Country USA
Brand InterVarsity Press
Manufacturer IVP Academic
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 340532
ReleaseDate 2014-06-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780830840533

Country	USA
Brand	InterVarsity Press
Manufacturer	IVP Academic
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	340532
ReleaseDate	2014-06-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780830840533

Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations: Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis

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