Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism

R. S. Sugirtharajah has published widely on biblical interpretation and especially on the intersection between postcolonialism and biblical studies. His publications include, Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation (2002), Postcolonial Reconfigurations (2003), The Bible and Empire (2005), Postcolonial Biblical Reader (2006), Still at the Margins (2006), Voices from the Margin (1995, 2006), and Troublesome Texts (2008).

• Acknowledgments. Introduction.1 Postcolonialism: Hermeneutical Journey through a Contentious Discourse.2 The Late Arrival of the "Post": Postcolonialism and Biblical Studies.3 Postcolonial Biblical Studies in Action: Origins and Trajectories (Ralph Broadbent).4 Enduring Orientalism: Biblical Studies and the Repackaging of Colonial Practice.5 Postcolonial Moments: Decentering of the Bible and Christianity.6 The Empire Exegetes Back: Postcolonial Reading Practices.7 Afterword: Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: The Unfinished Journey.References.Index of Scriptural References.Index of Names and Subjects.

“This book is brilliantly presented with appropriate biblical texts and hermeneutical insights.”  (Theology, 1 May 2012)"The book is written by the foremost scholar in this discipline, with an added chapter by, presumably, one of his students to reinforce the point." (Church Times, 21 October 2011)