Racism uncovered: An exercise in contextual theology
Theology, writes Pope Francis, needs to be, 'first and foremost', a 'fundamentally contextual theology, capable of reading and interpreting the Gospel in the conditions in which men and women daily live'. This article, an exercise in contextual theology, has a twofold aim: to exp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2025, Volume: 102, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-147 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Race discrimination B Racism; Philosophy B Australia B History |
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| Summary: | Theology, writes Pope Francis, needs to be, 'first and foremost', a 'fundamentally contextual theology, capable of reading and interpreting the Gospel in the conditions in which men and women daily live'. This article, an exercise in contextual theology, has a twofold aim: to explain particularly the meaning of institutional racism and why it is so dangerously resistant to removal; and to highlight how Jesus Christ confronted racism head-on. The pandemic trauma and recent events have starkly revealed the continuing global evil of racism. Sometimes racism is obvious. More frequently it surfaces in humiliating comments, including racially inspired jokes and offensive names for people, and in institutional biases. Because institutional racism is built into the way that institutions operate and need not be conscious or founded on individual prejudice, it is especially difficult to name and eradicate. |
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| ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3316/informit.T2025060600016600680236733 |
