Wading Through Many Voices

Toward a Theology of Public Conversation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Wading through Many Voices brings together the voices of Latino/a, African American, Asian American, Native American, and Euro-American scholars to produce a dialogue of public theology: how faith-communities, divided by race, class, ethnicity, and gender, can find a common ground for life together. The authors articulate a multiethnic perspective on public theology that counters the divisive identity politics of U.S. public life with systematic thinking that strengthens the commitment to critically transform social relations in light of a shared vision of public good.The contributors develop a shared public theology that addresses social divisions while offering readers a broad vision to collaborate and struggle for an improved understanding of the common good for our pluralistic society. In light of emerging social issues, the contributors suggest that a fundamental respect for difference is a required first value for living together in a common social and political space.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-04-16
Mått164 x 239 x 35 mm
Vikt751 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor392
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442205833

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IntroductionPart I. Theology Becoming Public DiscourseChapter 1: Expanding Our Academic Publics: Latino/a Theology, Religious Studies, and Latin American StudiesChapter 2: Escaping the Polarity of Race vs. Gender and EthnicityChapter 3: Global Hegemonic Power, Democracy and the Theological Praxis of the Subaltern MultitudeChapter 4: The Role of Latino/a Ethics in the Public Square: Upholding and Challenging 'the Good' in a Pluralistic SocietyChapter 5: Pluralist Separatism and CommunityChapter 6: American Prophecy: Cesar Chavez In Light of Martin Luther King and GandhiChapter 7: "Salvation and Transformation": Latino Evangelical Political Activism and the Struggle over Comprehensive Immigration ReformChapter 8: Theology of Enhancement: Multiculturality in an Asian American PerspectivePart II. Beyond Only DifferenceChapter 9: Is America Possible? The Land that Never has been: Democratic Hope and Creative ExchangeChapter 10: Foregrounding Our Apocalyptic Heritage in Hopes of Domesticatin

Public theologians have something very important to say about and to culture. Unfortunately its voice, more often than not, has been co-opted by political manipulators. This is why Recinos’ book, as a corrective, is so important. Wading Through Many Voices moves beyond just one dominant theological voice by bringing into the discourse the often ignored voices residing within marginalized communities. This book effectively brings the voices on the periphery to the center of the public conversation.