Indigenous Theology And The Western Worldview Acadia Studies In Bible And Theology
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Author | : Randy S. Woodley |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2022-04-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1493433415 |
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This volume by a Cherokee teacher, former pastor, missiologist, and historian brings Indigenous theology into conversation with Western approaches to history and theology. Written in an accessible, conversational style that incorporates numerous stories and questions, this book exposes the weaknesses of a Western worldview through a personal engagement with Indigenous theology. Randy Woodley critiques the worldview that undergirds the North American church by dismantling assumptions regarding early North American histories and civilizations, offering a comparative analysis of worldviews, and demonstrating a decolonized approach to Christian theology. Woodley explains that Western theology has settled for a particular view of God and has perpetuated that basic view for hundreds of years, but Indigenous theology originates from a completely different DNA. Instead of beginning with God-created humanity, it begins with God-created place. Instead of emphasizing individualism, it emphasizes a corporateness that encompasses the whole community of creation. And instead of being about the next world, it is about the tangibility of our lived experiences in this present world. The book encourages readers to reject the many problematic aspects of the Western worldview and to convert to a worldview that is closer to that of both Indigenous traditions and Jesus.
Author | : RANDY S. WOODLEY |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : 9781540964724 |
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"A Cherokee teacher, missiologist, and historian encourages us to reject the many problematic aspects of the Western worldview and to convert to a worldview that is closer to that of Jesus"--
Author | : Kidwell, Clara Sue |
Publisher | : Orbis Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2020-01-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1608336042 |
Download A Native American Theology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This collaborative work represents a pathbreaking exercise in Native American theology. While observing traditional categories of Christian systematic theology (Creation, Deity, Christology, etc.), each of these is reimagined consistent with Native experience, values, and worldview. At the same time the authors introduce new categories from Native thought-worlds, such as the Trickster (eraser of boundaries, symbol of ambiguity), and Land. Finally, the authors address issues facing Native Americans today, including racism, poverty, stereotyping, cultural appropriation, and religious freedom--From publisher's description.
Author | : Randy Woodley |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2012-05-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1467435619 |
Download Shalom and the Community of Creation Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Materialism. Greed. Loneliness. A manic pace. Abuse of the natural world. Inequality. Injustice. War. The endemic problems facing America today are staggering. We need change and restoration. But where to begin? In Shalom and the Community of Creation Randy Woodley offers an answer: learn more about the Native American 'Harmony Way,' a concept that closely parallels biblical shalom. Doing so can bring reconciliation between Euro-Westerners and indigenous peoples, a new connectedness with the Creator and creation, an end to imperial warfare, the ability to live in the moment, justice, restoration -- and a more biblically authentic spirituality. Rooted in redemptive correction, this book calls for true partnership through the co-creation of new theological systems that foster wholeness and peace.
Author | : Chris Budden |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2009-05-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1630876739 |
Download Following Jesus in Invaded Space Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Christianity is never just about beliefs but habits and practices-for better or worse. Theology always reflects the social location of the theologian-including her privileges and prejudices-all the time working with a particular, often undisclosed, notion of what is normal. Therefore theology is never "neutral"-it defends particular constructions of reality, and it promotes certain interests. Following Jesus in Invaded Space asks what-and whose-interests theology protects when it is part of a community that invaded the land of Indigenous peoples. Developing a theological method and position that self-consciously acknowledges the church's role in occupying Aboriginal land in Australia, it dares to speak of God, church, and justice in the context of past history and continuing dispossession. Hence, a "Second people's theology" emerges through constant and careful attention to experiences of invasion and dis-location brought into dialogue with the theological landscape or tradition of the church.
Author | : Sarah Travis |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2023-08-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1666746630 |
Download Unsettling Worship Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Settler churches across North America have committed to the work of conciliation and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Worship is a space in which these commitments are expressed and nurtured. As we are embraced by God’s reconciling love in worship, we are equipped to carry that reconciling love into our relationships beyond the worship space. Worship equips us for the work of conciliation, but the liturgy itself needs to be decolonized if it is to truly honor Christian commitments to God and neighbor. This book explores the reformed liturgy in its pattern of Gathering, Word, Table, and Sending, searching it both for colonial vestiges, and spaces of new possibility. Unsettling Worship invites the reader into a conversation about reformed worship in a setting of ongoing colonization. Worship should both unsettle us, and equip us for the essential work of making things right with Indigenous neighbors.
Author | : Richard Twiss |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2015-06-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830898530 |
Download Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The gospel of Jesus has not always been good news for Native Americans. But despite the far-reaching effects of colonialism, some Natives have forged culturally authentic ways to follow Jesus. In his final work, Richard Twiss surveys the complicated history of Christian missions among Indigenous peoples and voices a hopeful vision of contextual Native Christian faith.
Author | : Sarah Augustine |
Publisher | : MennoMedia, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2023-10-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1513812963 |
Download So We and Our Children May Live Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Will we choose life for our children and the future of our planet? Everywhere we look, we see signs that all is not right with our earth—extreme temperatures and weather patterns wreak havoc, pollutants sour soils and waterways, and fires and floods ravage land and communities. Climate change is just a symptom of a larger ecological crisis. If we want change, we must realize that the solutions to the problems we face can’t come through the same systems that created those problems in the first place. Ecological justice requires that we challenge our assumptions about creation and our relationship to it. It requires decolonization. We must turn to the leadership of Indigenous communities who struggle for all life as land and water protectors, and must call on people of faith to join them. This book offers hope for a better future alongside concrete actions for joining with Indigenous Peoples to protect life and negotiate with decision-makers for sustainable change that follows Jesus. In these pages, readers are called to confront climate change and choose life for our children and the future of our planet.
Author | : Timothy Fritz |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2023-07-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1666923133 |
Download Lament and Justice in African American History Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book explores lament in African American history from a theological perspective. Part One examines examples of African Americans’ use of lament as a framework for engaging both historical memory and social action. Part Two offers examples of lament as a pedagogical tool in classrooms and other educational settings.
Author | : Steven Charleston |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2015-08-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1506400485 |
Download Coming Full Circle Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Coming Full Circle provides a working constructive dogmatics in Native Christian theology. Drawing together leading scholars in the field, this volume seeks to encourage theologians to reconsider the rich possibilities present in the intersection between Native theory and practice and Christian theology and practice. This innovative work begins with a Native American theory for doing constructive Christian theology and illustrates the possibilities with chapters on specific Christian doctrines in a “theology in outline.” This volume will make an important contribution representing the Native American voice in Christian theology.