Constructive Theology from Postcolonial and Decolonial Perspectives
Unsettling Empire
Constructive Theology from Postcolonial and Decolonial Perspectives
Unsettling Empire
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This edited collection deconstructs and reimagines the major doctrines of the Christian faith from various postcolonial and decolonial perspectives.
Across eighteen chapters, Eleazar S. Fernandez and the contributors respond to the need for a postcolonial critique of religion, particularly Christianity. Each essay, through the postcolonial optic, names a salient classical point of Christian doctrine, exposing and deconstructing hegemonic religious ideas and practices. In doing so, the authors articulate theologies that both decolonize and construct liberating ways of thinking, dwelling, and acting for the sake of our shared flourishing. Each section focuses on a specific branch of inquiry, offering a multifaceted approach to relevant topics such as theological method, God and creation, humanity and society, Christology, and church communities and rituals from a post/decolonial perspective. By bringing together scholars from around the world, each with distinct experiences of colonialism, this volume offers a nuanced discussion of the colonial histories that shape Christianity and the ripe post/decolonial futures that await those impacted by colonialism. Ultimately, this book responds to Christianity's continued entanglements with empire, racism, patriarchy, and neoliberalism, calling for a theological reckoning that moves beyond critique toward the construction of liberating alternatives.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Theological Method: Context, Hermeneutic Lens, and Resources for Doing Theology
1: Theological Method: Constructing Theology from Postcolonial and Decolonial
Perspectives, Eleazar S. Fernandez (Union Theological Seminary, Philippines)
2: Theology of Revelation after Colonialism, Bo Myung Seo (Chicago Theological Seminary, USA)
3: The Bible and the Wounds of Empire: Postcolonial: Reflections on Interpretation, Ekaputra Tupamahu (Portland Seminary, George Fox University, USA)
Part 2: God, Creation, Divine Providence, and Evil
4: Creation, Sin, and Evil, Marion Grau (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway)
5: The Trinity: Relation of Jeong, Powol-love, Yoo Jin Choi (Honam Theological University and Seminary, Republic of Korea)
Part 3: Human Being, Society, and the Earth Community
6: Sketching the Human Creature: Post/Decolonial: Constructive Possibilities for Theological Anthropology , E. David de Leon (Fordham University, USA)
7: Saling-pusa: Queer Belonging and Postcolonial Speech, Michael Sepidoza Campos (Graduate Theological Union, USA)
8: Naming, Unmasking, and Engaging Sin: Theological Anthropology in Response to the Web of Death, Eleazar S. Fernandez (Union Theological Seminary, Philippines)
Part 4: Jesus the Christ
9: Who Do You Say I Am?-Decolonial Challenges to Imperial Christology, Hadje Cresencio Sadje (University of Vienna, Austria)
10: Theology of Atonement, Joerg Rieger (Vanderbilt University, USA)
11: Jesus Christ and Other Religious Paths, Edmund Kee-Fook Chia (St Vincent School of Theology, Adamson University, Philippines)
Part 5: The Church: The Body of Christ
12: Being Church, Doing Mission amidst Crises and Challenges, Deenabandhu Manchala (Former Executive of Southern Asia of the Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ USA and Christian Church Disciples of Christ, USA)
13: Ecumenism: A Postcolonial-Decolonial Account in the Face of Existential Threats, Eleazar S. Fernandez (Union Theological Seminary, Philippines)
14: The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper from a Postcolonial Perspective: A View from the Margins, J. Jayakiran Sebastian (United Lutheran Seminary, USA)
15: Cultivating Liturgical Soil in a Decolonial Key, Becca Whitla (St. Andrew's College, Canada)
Part 6: The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
16: The Sanctifying Breath: Reimagining the Decolonial Spirit, Toar Hutagalung (Uniting College for Leadership and Theology, Australia)
17: Spiritual Matters, Esther Shanti Parajuli (Lexington Theological Seminary, USA)
Part 7: Eschatology: An Account of Suffering and Hope
18: Anti-Imperial Eschatology: Not so much an Ending, more of an Anarchic Horizon, Graham Adams (Northern College; Luther King Centre for Theology and Ministry, UK)
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| Published | 15 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781978768499 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion and Theology |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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