Faith in the Face of Militarization : Indigenous, Feminist, and Interreligious Voices.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernando, Jude Lal.

Contributor:

Cowan, Colin Isaiah.

Singh, Sudipta.

Council for World Mission, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militarization--Religious aspects.

Militarization.

Indigenous peoples--Religion.

Indigenous peoples.

Imperialism--Religious aspects.

Imperialism.

Women and war.

Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects.

Government, Resistance to.

Postcolonial theology.

Feminist theology.

Liberation theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

What does believing mean in the face of empire and militarization? These essays articulate the critical and liberating consciousness shared by oppressed peoples across the world, arising from a faith in the God of the oppressed, expressed in radically diverse ways, and resisting the imperialist deities of materialism (read: economic growth), racism, and militarization that falsely appear as the saviors of humanity. The authors confront these false gods--which form the modern empire--worshiped by the most dominant militarized states in the world and followed by their allied states even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Out of the eleven articles, two are written by critical political analysts with an anti-colonial lens while recognizing the importance of faith in resistance. The rest are written by theologians who critically reflect on their faith within the context of empire and militarization in their societies. Militarization is among the most brutal forms of oppression on the resisting peoples. The theologies that have emerged from critical reflections on their collective experiences are grounded on a material spirituality as opposed to materialistic, racist, and militaristic godlessness. This collection has emerged out of creative and transformative practices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific, and the US. The essays are divided it into four sections in recognizing some of the key features of material spirituality; indigenous, feminist and interreligious voices, and horizontal solidarity. With contributions from:Michael Lujan BevacquaWati LongcharNidia Arrobo RodasRasika Sharmen PierisLilian Cheelo SiwilaYoung-Bock KimDan Gonzales-OrtegaErin Shea MartinMark BravermanJoshua SamuelPhil Miller

Contents:

Introduction : Faith that hopes for liberation / Jude Lal Fernando

Guam : Chamorro people's resistance at the tip of America's spear / Michael Lujan Bevacqua

The empire, powerlessness, and the power of the oppressed : the struggle of the indigenous peoples of North East India / Wati Longchar

Indigenous peoples and liberation theology : resistance to imperialism and militarization in Latin America / Nidia Arrobo Rodas

Hope that confronts oppression and suffering : faith and war-affected women in Sri Lanka / Rasika Sharmen Pieris

Trampled women, forests, and sacred sites : an ecofeminist reading of effects of militarization in Africa / Lilian Cheelo Siwila

Spirituality of resistance to the total militarization of global society : perspectives from the Korean peninsula / Young-Bock Kim

Plurality of faiths and dialogue for just peace : a call to end violence in Mexico and beyond / Dan Gonzáles-Ortega

"Walking in evil" : liberation and dialogue through Afro-Brazilian capoeira / Erin Shea Martin

Facing the challenge of Zionism : theological, hermeneutic, and interfaith issues for the church today / Mark Braverman

Crucified bodies and hope of liberation : re-viewing the cross in the context of Black and Dalit suffering / Joshua Samuel

Countering counter-insurgency in Grenada, Belize, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka : investigative journalism as resistance to imperial militarization / Phil Miller.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781725284005

1725284006

OCLC:

1475890097