Opting for the margins : postmodernity and liberation in Christian theology / edited by Joerg Rieger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rieger, Joerg.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Reflection and theory in the study of religion

AAR reflection and theory in the study of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberation theology.

Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

xiii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Ideas like the "preferential option for the poor" arguing that people marginalized by the economy have a claim to "special consideration"--have been among the most significant insights in twentieth-century Christian theology. The essays in this volume show how some forms of postmodern thought and theology can mask patterns of oppression and provide an excuse for deafness to voices from the margins. The authors, writing from a wide variety of national, ethnic, and theological perspectives, seek to revive the preferential option for the poor for the postmodern world, showing how options for the margins can engage postmodernity in new ways and break new ground in religious, theological, and ethical, as well as social, political, and economic thinking.

Contents:

Opting for the margins in a postmodern world / Joerg Rieger

Subalternity and advocacy as Kairos for theology / Mark Lewis Taylor

On (re)centering the margins / David N. Field

Liberation theology in the twenty-first century / Kwok Pui-lan

The situation and tasks of liberation theology today / Gustavo Gutiérrez

Option for the poor and the exclusion of women / Elina Vuola

More than ever / Dwight N. Hopkins

Knowing the God of the poor / Roberto S. Goizueta

The work of love / M. Gail Hamner

Theology and the power of the margins in a postmodern world / Joerg Rieger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

019516119X

OCLC:

50761403