Shaping a global theological mind / edited by Darren C. Marks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marks, Darren C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Globalization.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlingtron, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theological thinkers are placed into contexts which inform their theological tasks but that context is usually limited to a European or North American centre, usually ignoring minorities and lesser mainstream theologies even in that context. This work focuses on the shift of Christian theological thinking from the North Atlantic to the Global South, even within the North Atlantic Church and Academy. It gives a Global perspective on theological work, method and context. Theologians from North America, Great Britain and Europe, Africa, Asia, Central and South America comment on how their specific

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1 Living in a Global World and in a Global Theological World; 2 A Christology from Advaita Vedanta of India; 3 Theological Popevki: Of the Fathers, Liturgy and Music; 4 The Missionary Enterprise in Cross-Cultural Perspective: With Particular Focus on Madagascar; 5 Constructing a South African Theological Mind; 6 Globalization, Religion and Embodiment: Latin American Feminist Perspectives; 7 A Chicano Theological Mind; 8 The Gospel is the Power of God for the Salvation of Everyone who Believes

9 Mujerista Theology: A Praxis of Liberation - My Story 10 A Tale of Many Stories; 11 Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Theological Trends and Challenges; 12 Global Warming: A Theological Problem and Paradigm; 13 Beyond Suffering and Lament: Theology of Hope and Life; 14 Method and Context: How and Where Theology Works in Africa; 15 My Theological Pilgrimage; 16 A Life Story Intertwined with Theology; 17 To Give an Account of Hope; 18 On Belonging: Doing Theology Together; 19 Catching the Post or How I Became an Accidental Theorist; 20 On Being Radical and Hopefully Orthodox

21 Between the Local and the Global: Autobiographical Reflections on the Emergence of the Global Theological Mind Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-138-62258-3

9780856089729

1-351-14919-9

1-351-14920-2

0-8153-9704-6

1-351-14918-0

1-281-83419-X

9786611834197

0-7546-9253-1

9781351149204

OCLC:

503445732