Children of the waters of Meribah: Black liberation theology, the Miriamic tradition, and the challenges of twenty-first-century empire

In the decades since Black liberation theology burst onto the scene, it has turned the world of church, society, and academia upside down. It has changed lives and ways of thinking as well. But now there is a question: What lessons has Black theology not learned as times have changed? In this expans...

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Main Author: Boesak, Allan 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Eugene, Oregon Cascade Books [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Black theology / Social justice
Further subjects:B Bible. Old Testament Feminist criticism
B Social Justice Religious aspects Christianity
B Bible
B Feminist Criticism
B Bible History
B Bible. New Testament Feminist criticism
B Black Theology
B History
B Social justice ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
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Summary:In the decades since Black liberation theology burst onto the scene, it has turned the world of church, society, and academia upside down. It has changed lives and ways of thinking as well. But now there is a question: What lessons has Black theology not learned as times have changed? In this expansion of the 2017 Yale Divinity School Beecher Lectures, Allan Boesak explores this question. If Black liberation theology had taken the issues discussed in these pages much more seriously--struggled with them much more intensely, thoroughly, and honestly--would it have been in a better position to help oppressed black people in Africa, the United States, and oppressed communities everywhere as they have faced the challenges of the last twenty-five years? In a critical, self-critical engagement with feminist and, especially, African feminist theologians in a trans-disciplinary conversation, Allan Boesak, as Black liberation theologian from the Global South, offers tentative but intriguing responses to the vital questions facing Black liberation theology today, particularly those questions raised by the women. --
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references ((pages 221-233) and index
ISBN:1532656718