|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts
|
Buy Now
The Bible and Sociological Contours - Some African Perspectives. Festschrift for Professor Halvor Moxnes (Hardcover, New edition)
Loot Price: R2,098
Discovery Miles 20 980
|
|
|
The Bible and Sociological Contours - Some African Perspectives. Festschrift for Professor Halvor Moxnes (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Bible and Theology in Africa, 26
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This book, which is a collection of various essays on Africa and
the Bible, is a must-read for scholars and students who are
interested in exploring the intersection between the Bible and
public spaces exposing the liberating and oppressing strands of the
Bible. Given the enchanted African worldview, which includes belief
in miracles, divine healing and prosperity, the Bible is the
go-to-authority of many religious activities. Though at home, the
Bible's role and function needs closer assessment. The critical
question tackled in this volume is: how can Africa read the Bible
from its various contexts to recover its usefulness on issues of
gender, patriarchy and political and economic liberation? Yet
equally, how do we guard against oppressive discourses that find
support from the Bible such as polygamy, viewing women as unequal
to men and growing economic disparities? In addition, throughout
history, Africans are made to be comfortable with theologies that
further distance them away from economic and political processes,
such as the belief in an angry God who punishes and demands utter
obedience-theologies which have sustained particular asymmetric
socio-economic and political structures across the continent. This
book is important because it traces the sociological contours in
the Bible in relation to Africa, sensitizing us to the liberating
strands and, at the same time, making us aware of the pathos
associated with the literary reading of the Bible.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
