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Humanities and Option for the Poor
The concept of a preferential option for the poor calls for a special attention to the weakest members of a particular society. Such an option is a challenge for the ethics of science as well. How can we pursue an "option for the poor" in the humanities? Can we do that without generating "ideologies"? This volume gives an account of these questions. Representatives of sociology, religious studies, law, economics, theology, history and philosophy try to answer this question. It is manifest that the discussion of an option for the poor is also a matter of intellectual integrity.
Queer Theologies
Editorial:Queer theories and theologies /Stefanie Knauss and Carlos Mendoza-Álvarez --As queer as it gets /André S. Musskopf --Constructive theological perspectives: what is queer theology? /Susannah Cornwall --Queer is God /Murph Murphy --The will of God /Paul Uchechukwu --Letter from a reluctant Indian /Lukas Avendaño --Queering Jewish theology in parables /Gwynn Kessler --The multiple bodies of Jesus /CarmenMargarita Sánchez de Léon --Ecclesiology: becoming the queer, postcolonial, (eco- )feminist body of Christ in Asia /Sharon A. Bong --'Can anything good come from Nazareth? Come and see!': an invitation to dialogue between queer theories and African theologies /Nontando Hadebe --Love in the last days: the eschatological marking of bodies resembling an infinitely queer desire /Ángel F. Méndez-Montoya --Queer liturgy /Marilú Rojas Salazar --A queer (beginning to the) Bible /Gerald O. West and Charlene van der Walt --Queer Muslim theologies /Shanon Shah --Exiles in the global village and political compassion /Conrado Zepeda Miramontes --The imperative of reforestation in fighting climate change in Asia /Reynaldo D. Raluto.
The Resurrection as a Messianic Anticipation
One of the temptations of the preacher is to make all conversations about grace too “nice”. But a true preacher of grace, like Carlos, knows that this does not help people grow in faith at all. In this book, Carlos continues his ambitious, multi-volume quest to make it possible to live the Christian faith authentically without either dumbing down our intelligence or forcing us into a Stockholm syndrome of speaking “well” while tamping down the realities through which we are really living. Hence, Carlos has put his nets deep into the life experiences of different groups of those who have lost, of those for whom the outrage of death is a constant reality, and who have had to learn a ne...
At the Limits of the Secular
This volume presents an integrated collection of constructive essays by eminent Catholic scholars addressing the new challenges and opportunities facing religious believers under shifting conditions of secularity and "post-secularity." Using an innovative "keywords" approach, At the Limits of the Secular is an interdisciplinary effort to think through the implications of secular consciousness for the role of religion in public affairs. The book responds in some ways to Charles Taylor's magnum opus, A Secular Age, although it also stands on its own. It features an original essay by David Tracy -- the most prominent American Catholic theologian writing today -- and groundbreaking contributions by influential younger theologians such as Peter Casarella, William Cavanaugh, and Vincent Miller. CONTRIBUTORS William A. Barbieri Jr. Peter Casarella William T. Cavanaugh Michele Dillon Mary Doak Anthony J. Godzieba Slavica Jakelic J. Paul Martin Vincent J. Miller Philip J. Rossi Robert J. Schreiter David Tracy
Decolonial Theology
Editorial Part One: Violence Accumulation Through Robbery and Systemic Violence RAÚL ZIBECHI 12 Transitions, Acts of Resistance and the Women's Movement: A View from Colombia GINA MARCELA ÁRIAS RODRÍGUEZ AND LUIS ADOLFO MARTÍNEZ HERRERA 23 Part Two: Resistance Care for the Common Home GUSTAVO ESTEVA FIGUEROA 35 Women in Their Various Struggles: Spiritual Activism as 'Other' Knowledge SUSAN ABRAHAM 46 Part Three: Spiritualities Relational Wisdom and Spiritualities in Abya Yala SOFÍA CHIPANA QUISPE 59 Theology of the Quilombo: Afro-Brazilian Spiritual Resistance CLEUSA CALDEIRA 69 Diverse Communities Inhabited by the Divine Ruah JOSÉ DE JESÚS LEGORRETA ZEPEDA 80 Editorial Part One: Viol...
Fratelli Tutti
The first truly global commentary on a papal encyclical, Fratelli Tutti is a reflection on Pope Francis' 'Fratelli Tutti' and its publication in 2020 in the midst of interrelated global crises. Including responses from a diversity of locations and perspectives, the scholars seek to model Francis's call to fraternity and sorority and embody a creative openness to the reciprocal gifts of others. Pope Francis' encyclical provided both a sobering assessment of the crises and a hopeful vision of solidarity and healing. Francis' vision is taken forward by the scholars in this volume, answering the invitation to continue talking, thinking, and acting in a climate of confidence and audacity and to promote social friendship among the people of the world.
The Church, Migration, and Global (In)Difference
The painful reality faced by refugees and migrants is one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, in turn, becoming a focus of significant scholarship. This volume examines the global phenomenon of migration in its theological, historical, and socio-political dimensions and of how churches and faith communities have responded to the challenges of such mass human movement. The contributions reflect global perspectives with contributions from African, Asian, European, North American, and South American scholars and contexts. The essays are interdisciplinary, at the intersection of religion, anthropology, history, political science, gender and post-colonial studies. The volume brings together a variety of perspectives, inter-related by ecclesiological and theological concerns.
Synodalities
Part One: Experiences of Synodal Practices in World Church The Third Diocesan Synod of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas: A Synodal Experience Inculturated in a Mayan Context CELIA ROJAS CHÁVEZ The Synodal Path of the Church in Germany and its Significance for the Worldwide Church JULIA KNOP & MARTIN KIRSCHNER Synodality: Critical Questions and Gender Concerns from Asia KOCHURANI ABRAHAM The Amazon Synod: Synodality as a Meeting Place for Diversity AGENOR BRIGHENTI Part Two: Biblical, Anthropological, and Practical Approach to the Reality of Synodal Life Synodal and Collegial Thinking and Acting in the New Testament BARBARA E. REID OP The African Palaver Method: A Model Synodal Process f...
Understanding World Christianity
Christianity is a global religion! It's an obvious fact, but one often missed or ignored in too many books and conversations. In a world where Christianity is growing everywhere but the West, the Understanding World Christianity series offers a fresh, readable orientation to Christianity around the world. Understanding World Christianity is organized geographically, by nation and region. Noted experts, in most cases native to the area of focus, present a balanced history of Christianity and a detailed discussion of the faith as it is lived today. Each volume addresses six key 'intersections' of Christianity in a given context including the historical, denominational, socio-political, geographical, biographical and theological settings. Accessible in tone and brief in length, Understanding World Christianity: Mexico is an ideal introduction for students, mission leaders, and all who wish to know how Christianity is influenced, and is influenced by, the Mexican context.
Postcolonial Theologies
Postcolonial and decolonial studies are generating more and more interest. In the last two decades, a diverse reception of these critical ways of thinking has developed worldwide, including in theology. This textbook aims at providing a fundamental insight into this diverse movement that is discussed globally. In recent years, various attempts have developed in different contexts and language areas around the world to make the learning progress of postcolonial studies fruitful for theology. This introduction takes up many of these examples and organizes them according to a structure based on central terms and methods of postcolonial studies. Numerous examples, literature references, and featured authors encourage readers to delve deeper into individual subject areas and/or authors. Finally, the book is also dedicated to possible consequences for theology and the church in Western contexts.
