Colonialism and the Bible

Contemporary Reflections from the Global South

Contributions by Michel Elias Andraos, Nancy Elizabeth Bedford, Carlos F. Cardoza Orlandi, Eleazar S. Fernandez, Nami Kim Spelman College, Hisako Kinukawa, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Safwat Marzouk, Dora Mbuwayasengo, Yael Munk, Kenneth Ngwa, Ivan Petrella, Mitri Raheb Dar Al-Kalima University, Palestine, Rev. J. Jayakiran Sebastian United Lutheran Seminary, Fernando F. Segovia Oberlin Graduate Professo, Jenny Te Paa Daniel Co-Director, Ohaki Educational Consultancy and Te Mareikura, National Centr, Vítor Westhelle Edited by Tat-siong Benny Liew, Fernando F. Segovia Oberlin Graduate Professo

Publication date:

11 April 2018

Length of book:

398 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

238x159mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781498572750

This volume addresses the problematic relationship between colonialism and the Bible. It does so from the perspective of the Global South, calling upon voices from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors address the present state of the problematic relationship in their respective geopolitical and geographical contexts. In so doing, they provide sharp analyses of the past, the present, and the future: historical contexts and trajectories, contemporary legacies and junctures, and future projects and strategies. Taken together, the essays provide a rich and expansive comparative framework across the globe.

The emanation of the contributions from very different socio-political settings ensures a great variety of approaches. The project also demonstrates clearly the usefulness and adaptability of the late Michael Prior’s work on the Palestinian question and his unquestionable influence on all the authors and editors of the book.