Flourishing in Babylon

Black British Agency and Self-Determination

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Black theology has long been about oppression and liberation. But is there a different story to tell? Can the black story be one about a quest for flourishing through agency and self-determination and not only an existence of nihilistic struggle? Drawing on a fresh reading of Jeremiah’s letter to Jewish exiles, and his own Pentecostal tradition, Joe Aldred offers a fresh understanding of the Black British experience which draws on a realised eschatology rooted in identity, empowerment and an agenda. In a contested diasporan context in the shadow of empire there exists opportunity to fully flourish without apology – or as Jeremiah puts it to those in exile, to ‘settle, build and grow'.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-30
Mått135 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt369 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
FörlagSCM Press
ISBN9780334065067

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"The black experience in the diaspora is often viewed through prisms of suffering, yearning, and an attachment to a utopian view of freedom. Joe Aldred’s book provides an innovative polemic and diverges from popular theories centred on notions of racism or White supremacy prevalent in other works. Whilst the book recognises the potency of these phenomena and does not detract from racialised critiques, it offers an alternative lens to circumvent the iniquitous system identified as Babylon that often impedes the progress of black people. Joe challenges those of us who are black to come to terms with our own agency, humanity and understanding of our divine image bearers as co-stewards and co-inhabitors of the earth—fundamentals conferred by God. The core of his beliefs is the springboard for the letter written by the Old Testament Prophet Jeremiah to the Jewish exiles as a template to discuss the concept of flourishing. Joe’s work offers a plea for greater self-agency and self-determination for black British constituents to flourish and is a must read!"