Postcolonial voices from downunder : Indigenous matters, confronting readings / edited by Jione Havea.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Havea, Jione, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture--Australia.

Christianity and culture.

Theology--Australia.

Theology.

Indigenous peoples--Australia.

Indigenous peoples.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2017.

Summary:

"How do indigenous matters inform, irritate and advance postcolonial theologies and postcolonial biblical criticisms? What options emerge from confronting readings of religious, customary, scriptural, political and cultural texts, traditions, leanings, bodies and anxieties? These two questions epitomize the concerns that the contributors address in this collection. The postcolonial voices that come together between the covers of this book show that indigenous subjects and heritages do matter in the theological and hermeneutical business, for we all have something to learn from First Peoples, and that theologians and biblical critics have much to gain from (and offer to) confronting and troubling traditional views and fears. Together in this book, the postcolonial voices from Downunder (geographically: Oceania, Pasifika; ideologically: marginalized, minoritized) confront political and religious bodies, including Christian churches, on account of their participation in and justification of the occupation and poaching of native lands, wisdom, wealth, and titles. This book is for First Peoples and Second Peoples, whether they are down under or up yonder, who are curious about possible advents of postcolonial theologies and postcolonial biblical criticisms in the future."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Postcolonize now / Jiione Havea

Inculturation, assimilation, and the Catholic Church : an indigenous postcolonial intervention / Gabrielle Russell-Mundine and Graeme Mundine

First peoples, ancient spirit, and the Uniting Church preamble : opportunity and challenge / Denise Champion and Chris Budden

Aboriginal land and Australia's first nations people : calling for treaty, recognition, and engagement / Neville Naden

Always crackney in heaven / Grant Finlay

Pilgrims and powerbrokers : the Russian fascination with Jerusalem / Gregory C. Jenks

Of postcolonial Islam / Garry W. Trompf

A suitably English Abraham : emigration to Australia in the nineteenth century / Mark G. Brett

Blessings and curses in the Pentateuch and in the contemporary context / Grahame Rosolen

[S]pinning Balaam against the wall / Anthony Rees

Serving mammon on stolen land : reading Luke 16 towards a second peoples' hermeneutic / Karl Hand

Immigrant and refugee : paroikous, parepidemous and politics in 1 Peter / Matthew Wilson

Indigenous language loss : the future of Gagana Samoa (Samoan language) in diaspora / Terry Pouono.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781532605871

1532605870

OCLC:

994714262