The Anarchist Dimension of Liberation Theology
The Anarchist Dimension of Liberation Theology

Author: Linda H. Damico

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1620323443

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While other studies of liberation theology have shown a close connection to Marxism, none have probed its anarchistic dimensions. This original study reveals that in many of the most prominent themes of Latin American liberation theology there are close parallels to the ideas found in nineteenth-century European anarchism. These themes include an ethical concern with freedom, justice, equality, and love; a denunciation of political and economic structures of domination; an emphasis on action; a championing of all oppressed peoples; a realistic consideration of the issue of violence; and the vision of a future free from servitude.These common concerns, along with historical connections to both religious and secular anarchist sources, show a revolutionary theology deeply indebted to its anarchist roots.

Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism
Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism

Author: Revd Dr Keith Hebden

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1409481476

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A second generation of emerging Dalit theology texts is re-shaping the way we think of Indian theology and liberation theology. This book is a vital part of that conversation. Taking post-colonial criticism to its logical end of criticism of statism, Keith Hebden looks at the way the emergence of India as a nation state shapes political and religious ideas. He takes a critical look at these Gods of the modern age and asks how Christians from marginalised communities might resist the temptation to be co-opted into the statist ideologies and competition for power. He does this by drawing on historical trends, Christian anarchist voices, and the religious experiences of indigenous Indians. Hebden's ability to bring together such different and challenging perspectives opens up radical new thinking in Dalit theology, inviting the Indian Church to resist the Hindu fundamentalists labelling of the Church as foreign by embracing and celebrating the anarchic foreignness of a Dalit Christian future.

Western European Liberation Theology
Western European Liberation Theology

Author: Gerd-Rainer Horn

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-10-09

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0199204497

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Catholic action : a twentieth-century social movement, 1920s--1930s -- Theology and philosophy in the age of fascism, communism, and World War -- The politics of left Catholicism in the 1940s -- The Mouvement populaire des familles -- A working-class apostolate beyond Catholic action : team building, base communities, and worker priests -- Conclusion.

The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism
The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism

Author: Carl Levy

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-06-22

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 3319756206

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This handbook unites leading scholars from around the world in exploring anarchism as a political ideology, from an examination of its core principles, an analysis of its history, and an assessment of its contribution to the struggles that face humanity today. Grounded in a conceptual and historical approach, each entry charts what is distinctive about the anarchist response to particular intellectual, political, cultural and social phenomena, and considers how these values have changed over time. At its heart is a sustained process of conceptual definition and an extended examination of the core claims of this frequently misunderstood political tradition. It is the definitive scholarly reference work on anarchism as a political ideology, and should be a crucial text for scholars, students, and activists alike.

A Theology of Nonsense
A Theology of Nonsense

Author: Josephine Gabelman

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0718847342

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There is within all theological utterances something of the ridiculous, perhaps more so in Christianity, given its proclivity for the paradoxical and the childlike. Few theologians are willing to discuss how consent to the Christian doctrine often requires a faith that goes beyond reason. There seems to be a fear that the association of theology with the absurd will give fuel to the sceptic's refrain: 'You can't seriously believe in all that nonsense.' Josephine Gabelman considers the legitimacy of the sceptic's objection and explores the possibility that an idea can be contrary to rationality and also true and meaningful using the systematic analysis of central stylistic features of literary non sense such as Lewis Carroll's Alice stories. Gabelman sets up a nonsense theology by considering the practical and evangelical ramifications of associating Christian faith with nonsense literature and, conversely, the value of relating theological principles to the study of literary nonsense.Ultimately, Gabelman says, faith is always a risk and a strictly rational apologetic misrepresents the nature of Christian truth.

Brill's Companion to Anarchism and Philosophy
Brill's Companion to Anarchism and Philosophy

Author: Nathan J. Jun

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 9004356894

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Despite the recent proliferation of scholarship on anarchism, very little attention has been paid to the historical and theoretical relationship between anarchism and philosophy. Seeking to fill this void, Brill’s Companion to Anarchism and Philosophy draws upon the combined expertise of several top scholars to provide a broad thematic overview of the various ways anarchism and philosophy have intersected. Each of its 18 chapters adopts a self-consciously inventive approach to its subject matter, examining anarchism’s relation to other philosophical theories and systems within the Western intellectual tradition as well as specific philosophical topics, subdisciplines and methodological tendencies.

Christian Anarchism
Christian Anarchism

Author: Alexandre Christoyannopoulos

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2022-02-17

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1845406621

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Christian anarchism has been around for at least as long as “secular” anarchism. Leo Tolstoy is its most famous proponent, but there are many others, such as Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews or the people associated with the Catholic Worker movement. They offer a compelling critique of the state, the church and the economy based on the New Testament.

Anarchy and the Kingdom of God
Anarchy and the Kingdom of God

Author: Davor Džalto

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0823294412

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Anarchy and the Kingdom of God reclaims the concept of “anarchism” both as a political philosophy and a way of thinking of the sociopolitical sphere from a theological perspective. Through a genuinely theological approach to the issues of power, coercion, and oppression, Davor Džalto advances human freedom—one of the most prominent forces in human history—as a foundational theological principle in Christianity. That principle enables a fresh reexamination of the problems of democracy and justice in the age of global (neoliberal) capitalism.