(Southern) African Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation: A White African Perspective
Considering postcolonial biblical scholarship in (Southern) Africa from a white African perspective introduces whiteness discourse, which in turn invites consideration of identity politics and othering, and the (often neglected) value of intersectionality. Engaging with existing postcolonial work on...
| Subtitles: | Festschrift for J. L. P. (Hansie) Wolmarans: Part 1 |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 4-24 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HA Bible KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NAB Fundamental theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Africa
B Biblical Scholarship B Postcolonial Hermeneutics B Whiteness |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Considering postcolonial biblical scholarship in (Southern) Africa from a white African perspective introduces whiteness discourse, which in turn invites consideration of identity politics and othering, and the (often neglected) value of intersectionality. Engaging with existing postcolonial work on the Bible in its various manifestations from a self-consciously white African self-awareness and perspective, I consider the potential and limitations of postcolonial theory and practices for biblical interpretation, in the Global South and particularly on the African continent. |
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| ISSN: | 2471-4054 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2017.1389616 |