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African biblical studies : unmasking embedded racism and colonialism in biblical studies / Andrew M. Mbuvi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mbuvi, Andrew Mũtũa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Africa.
- Bible.
- Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Racism.
- Postcolonial theology--Africa.
- Postcolonial theology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2023.
- Contents:
- AbbreviationsPart 1: The Bible, Colonialism, and Biblical StudiesChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Colonialism and the European EnlightenmentChapter Three: (Western) Biblical Studies and African ColonialismPart II: The Bible, Colonial Encounters, and Unexpected OutcomesChapter Four: Bible Translation as Biblical Interpretation
- The Colonial BibleChapter Five: The Bible and African RealityChapter Six: Emerging African Postcolonial Biblical CriticismPart III: African Biblical Studies: Setting a Postcolonial AgendaChapter Seven. Decolonizing the Bible: A Postcolonial ResponseChapter Eight: The Bible and Postcolonial African LiteratureChapter Nine: Re-Writing the Bible: Recasting the Colonial Text Chapter Ten: Eschatology, Colonialism, and Mission: An African Critique of Linear Eschatology Chapter Eleven: 'Ordinary Readers' and the Bible: Non-Academic Biblical InterpretationChapter Twelve: Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible In AfricaChapter Thirteen: Christology in Africa: 'Who Do You Say That I Am?'Chapter Fourteen: Conclusion: Towards a Decolonized Biblical Studies IndexBibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mbuvi, Andrew Mũtũa. African biblical studies
- ISBN:
- 9780567707727
- 0567707725
- 9780567707741
- 0567707741
- Publisher Number:
- 99992399275
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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