1st Edition
Christian Polytheism? Polydox Theologies of Multi-devotional and Decolonial Praxis
1. What is Polytheism?: Theological and Analytical Explorations
2. “Thou Shalt Have None of Those Other Gods Before Me”: Polytheistic Beginnings, Monotheistic Leanings
3. Surely the Newer Testament Teaches Monotheism? Jewish and Christian Origins
4. The Dancing G*d(s) of Polytheism and Multi-Devotionalism: On the Trinity
5. Jesus and the Other Gods: Theologies of Religions
6. Is There an Abrahamic Monotheism? Christians, Jews, and Muslims
7. Liberating Plurality and G*d: Global, Decolonial, and Feminist Approaches
8. Being a Polytheistic Christian: Or, Can Christians Accept Polytheists?
Epilogue: The Theology, Ideology, and Politics of One and the Many
Index
Biography
Paul Hedges is a Life Member at Clare Hall, Cambridge, UK, and an associate professor at RSIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research spans interreligious studies, intercultural and global theologies, prejudice, and the study of religion. He has published 14 books and over 90 academic papers including Understanding Religion (2021) and Religious Hatred (2021).
"... working through Christian Polytheism? itself will be a richly rewarding endeavor generative of a broader range of retrievals, resourcefulness, and sensibilities than we might be used to..."
- Amos Yong in Religious Studies Review 51.1 (2025): 157-58
