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The Critic in the World : Essays in Honor of Fernando F. Segovia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Amy Lindeman.
- Series:
- Resources for Biblical Study Series
- Resources for Biblical Study Series ; v.108
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Segovia, Fernando F.
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Politics in the Bible.
- Religion and politics.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (832 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2024.
- Summary:
- This volume, 'The Critic in the World: Essays in Honor of Fernando F. Segovia,' explores the intersection of biblical studies and geopolitics. The essays, contributed by scholars from diverse backgrounds, examine how ancient biblical texts have influenced and been influenced by geopolitical dynamics such as historical power structures, territorial conflicts, and cultural exchanges. The book employs contemporary geopolitical concepts to offer new insights into the ideological forces behind scriptural narratives. It highlights the impact of Segovia's postcolonial criticism and traces his immigration journey's influence on his scholarship. The book is targeted at scholars and students of biblical studies and geopolitics, providing a comprehensive analysis of the strategic and ideological dimensions of biblical texts. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Memories of the Periphery and the Margins
- Introduction
- The Critic in the World
- Part 1
- Colonized Apostles
- Fascism and the New Testament
- Ama Namin (Our Father)
- Surveillance Capitalism and the Father Who Spies from Heaven
- Settler Colonialism, Palestine, and the Bible
- What Text We Interpret, Why, and How
- Part 2
- To Serve Her and Conform to Her
- Gold and Precious Stones from Madagascar
- When Climate Change Changes Religion
- Salvation in Whose Eyes?
- Part 3
- Latina and Mujerista Biblical Hermeneutics
- Bible and Migrants
- Epistemology of Intimacy and Haunting Diaspora
- Religion as an Index for Migration in Genesis 46
- Diasporic Spirituality
- A Human Pleaser
- Part 4
- When Momma Shares
- Breaking the Silence Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781628376265
- 1628376260
- OCLC:
- 1463338878
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