1st Edition

Christian Worship Postcolonial Perspectives

By Michael N. Jagessar, Stephen Burns Copyright 2011
185 Pages
by Routledge

185 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Postcolonialism has greatly influenced biblical and theological criticism but has not yet entered the realm of church worship and practice. 'Christian Worship' brings the insights of postcolonial thinking to the rituals of religious life. The book critically analyses liturgical theology through the lens of postcolonialism and explores the challenges of appropriating postcolonial perspectives in... Read more
Introduction: Context, conversation, critique PART ONE: POSTCOLONIAL OPTICS Chapter 1: On opting for an optic PART TWO: THE MIXED MEDIA OF LITURGY Chapter 2: Liturgical texts and symbolic contexts Chapter 3: Embodying theology in song PART THREE: THE WORD IN LITURGICAL CONTEXTS Chapter 4: Contrapuntal reading: scripture, lectionaries and alternative dynamics PART FOUR: TIME, SPACE, AND PERSONS Chapter 5: Time and space: The festival of lessons and carols Chapter 6: Images of baptism and ministry Concluding observations: rethinking tradition

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Michael N. Jagessar, Stephen Burns