Theology, Ideology and Liberation
by Scott, Peter
fromCambridge studies in ideology and religion
Theology, Ideology and Liberation
by Scott, Peter
fromCambridge studies in ideology and religion
How is theology liberating? In the context of a post-Gorbachev world, where many demand freedom which the Western powers seem ill-equipped to deliver, is it even possible to envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is i…
How is theology liberating? In the context of a post-Gorbachev world, where many demand freedom which the Western powers seem ill-equipped to deliver, is it even possible to envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is i…
Pressing liberation, feminist and ecological theologies into service, this book seeks to answer the question: how is theology liberating? Reflecting as it does on the nature of 'theology after Gorbachev', it outlines a theology which is practical and contextual, and enquires how…
Theology, Ideology and Liberation
by Scott, Peter
fromCambridge studies in ideology and religion
How is theology liberating? In this post-Gorbachev world in which many demand freedom, and which the West seems ill-equipped to deliver, can we even envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is ideological, Dr Scott argu…
Introduction -- Are we all Mestizos? : the construction of identity in Latino/a theology -- Are Afro-Latins black? : the construction of blackness in black theology -- Cuban/Cuban-American identity : historical and contemporary perspectives -- La Caridad del Cobre : mother and a…
Comparing Cuban American and African American religiosity, this book argues that Afro-Cuban religiosity and culture are central to understanding the Cuban and Cuban American condition. It interprets this saturation of the Afro-Cuban as transcending race and affecting Cubans and …