Another Possible World

by Marcella Althaus-Reid (Editor), Ivan Petrella (Editor), Luis Carlos Carlos Susin (Editor)

Overview

Liberation theology - whether Latin American, U.S. Black, African, Feminist - realized that theology had traditionally been done from the standpoint of privilege. Western theology was the product of a minority of humankind living in a state of affluent exception; poverty was the norm for the majority of the world's population. By grounding itself in the perspective of the poor, liberation theology came as close as possible to being the first truly global theology. "Another Possible World" is the book resulting from the first World Forum on liberation theology that took place in 2005 in Brazil. This international gathering discussed themes of liberation, ecumenical differences, inter-religious commitments and historical and interdisciplinary methodologies from the perspective of the global poor. The resulting chapters come from an internationally acclaimed group of contributors. This collection brings the current debates within liberation theologies right up to date and allows readers to acquaint themselves with key thinkers on the most relevant topics within this discipline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334040941
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	07/07/2011
Series:	Reclaiming Liberation Theology Series
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements     vii
Series Editors' Preface     ix
List of Contributors     xi
A World Forum for a Global Liberation Theology   Luiz Carlos Susin     1
Two Urgent Utopias for the Twenty-first Century   Leonardo Boff     4
Religion for Another Possible World   Tissa Balasuriya     10
Difficulties and Opportunities for Theology in Today's World   Ulrich Duchrow     16
Class, Sex and the Theologian: Reflections on the Liberationist Movement in Latin America   Marcella Althaus-Reid     23
The Future of Religion: Between Fundamentalism and Modernity   Claude Geffre     39
Challenges and Possibilities facing Theology Today   Deenabandhu Manchala     52
Trajectories and Perspectives: The European Case   Rosino Gibellini     61
Theology, Spirituality and the Market   Jung Mo Sung     67
Theology and Liberation: The African Agenda   Emmanuel Martey     80
Theologies in the USA   Dwight Hopkins     94
Notes on God and Gender   Elsa Tamez     102
God, Ethnic-Cultural Traditions and Globalization   James Massey     107
Social Context, Language and Images ofGod   Wanda Deifelt     118
Indian Theologies: Retrospect and Prospects, A Sociopolitical Perspective   Felix Wilfred     131
Theology and Liberation: Juan Luis Segundo and Three Takes on Secular Inventiveness   Ivan Petrella     162
A Theology for Another Possible World is Possible   Juan Jose Tamayo Acosta     178
Afterword     194
Index of Names and Subjects     197