Converging on Culture Theologians in Dialogue with Cultural Analysis and Criticism |
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| Editor:
| Brown, Delwin
Davaney, Sheila Greeve
Tanner, Kathryn |
| Series title: | Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-53166-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $37.12 |
Book Description:
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Theologians are increasingly looking to cultural criticism, rather than philosophy, as a dialogue partner for cross-disciplinary studies. This book explores the importance of this shift by bringing together scholars from a variety of theological perspectives to analyze different contemporary theories of cultural movements. The book is divided into two parts. The first examines the theoretical relationship between theology and cultural studies. The second consists of theological...
More DescriptionTheologians are increasingly looking to cultural criticism, rather than philosophy, as a dialogue partner for cross-disciplinary studies. This book explores the importance of this shift by bringing together scholars from a variety of theological perspectives to analyze different contemporary theories of cultural movements. The book is divided into two parts. The first examines the theoretical relationship between theology and cultural studies. The second consists of theological analyses of a series of controversial topics (including race, class, resistance movements, and identity politics) that cry out for theological reflection.