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How can the church respond to issues of imperialism, race and globalization? Constructing an evangelical postcolonial theology may be the solution to dealing with these ever-growing issues. Gathering together essays presented at the 2010 Postcolonial Roundtable at Gordon College, this groundbreaking volume seeks to reconcile the ugly history of cultural dominion and colonialism with new perspectives on global society.Rethinking and reimagining the concepts of identity, power, interpretation and historiography through the lens of Christianity, the editors provide readers with new ways of understanding and bettering the world.'The Christian faith of the future must be a joint enterprise in which the descendants of the colonized and the descendants of the colonizers come together, reflect on the past and imagine a different and better future together,'contributor Brian McLaren states.'That work will involve risks and dangers for both groups, and the contributions of both are essential. One lesson the gospel surely teaches us is this: we are all connected.'Addressing themes like nationalism, Christology and western conquest, contributors discuss reasons Christians need to be careful ho

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Author

Kay Higuera Smith; Jayachitra Lalitha; L. Daniel Hawk; Gilberto Lozano

Publisher

IVP Academic

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780830840533

Category

religious

Subjects

Political Science, Philosophy, Christian

Rating

3.73 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14