People and Land - Decolonizing Theologies (Hardcover)

Empires rise and expand by taking lands and resources and by enslaving the bodies and minds of people. Even in this modern era, the territories, geographies, and peoples of a number of lands continue to be divided, occupied, harvested, and marketed. The legacy of slavery and the scapegoating of people persists in many lands, and religious institutions have been co-opted to own land, to gather people, to define proper behavior, to mete out salvation, and to be silent. The contributors to People and Land, writing from under the shadows of various empires—from and in between Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Oceania—refuse to be silent. They give voice to multiple causes: to assess and transform the usual business of theology and hermeneutics; to expose and challenge the logics and delusions of coloniality; to tally and demand restitution of stolen, commodified and capitalized lands; to account for the capitalizing (touristy) and forced movements of people; and to scripturalize the undeniable ecological crises and our responsibilities to the whole life system (watershed). This book is a protest against the claims of political and religious empires over land, people, earth, minds, and the future.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Theology in the Age of Empire
Release date:	December 2019
Editors:	Jione Havea
Contributors:	Gemma Tulud Cruz • Steed Vernyl Davidson • Jude Lal Fernando • Jione Havea • Sifiso Mpofu • Kuzipa Nalwamba • Mitri Raheb • Garnett Roper • Barbara Rossing
Dimensions:	232 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-1-978703-60-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-978703-60-0
Barcode:	9781978703605

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