Editors:
- Introduces a host of liberation theologies that the reader, especially in the global north, is unfamiliar with
- Gives voice to non-Christian liberation theologies, in comparative perspective with and in relation to Christian liberation theologies
- Begins a dialogue on how to build interreligious liberation theologies
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores the ideals of liberation theology from the perspectives of major religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and the neo-Vedanta and Advaita Hindu traditions. The goal of this volume is not to explain the Christian liberation theology tradition and then assess whether the non-Christian liberation theologies meet the Christian standards. Rather, authors use comparative/interreligious methodologies to offer new insights on liberation theology and begin a dialogue on how to build interreligious liberation theologies. The goal is to make liberation theology more inclusive of religious diversity beyond traditional Christian categories.
Reviews
“Enlarging the symbols, stories and concepts of liberation theology beyond a Christian hegemony, this volume’s varied religious voices construct a much-needed resource for our interconnected, pluralistic world: a liberation theology transformed by the perspectives of multiple religious traditions.” (Holly Hillgardner, Associate Professor in Religious Studies, Bethany College, USA)
“Liberation theology, even after decades, remains associated with Latin American and Black Christian theologies. Might there be other modes of liberation theology, even post-Christian ones? This wide-ranging book offers and performs a definitive yes. The authors in this volume draw on a wide range of traditions and figures to offer versions of liberation theology that emerge from Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Christian-Muslim, and even First Nations voices. No other comparable volume exists. Still more, this volume not only contributes to liberation theology but also testifies to the power of comparative theology to transform and reanimate older conversations. The very existence of this project in comparative liberation theology heralds the mutual transformation of both communities too long separated. Readers will be richly rewarded by joining this conversation.” (John J. Thatamanil, Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions, Union Theological Seminary, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
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Christopher Newport University, Newport News, USA
Hussam S. Timani
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Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
Loye Sekihata Ashton
About the editors
Hussam S. Timani is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Co-Director of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Program at Christopher Newport University, USA.
Loye Sekihata Ashton is Visiting Associate Professor of Research (ethics and technology) at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, and Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Tougaloo College, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Post-Christian Interreligious Liberation Theology
Editors: Hussam S. Timani, Loye Sekihata Ashton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27308-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27307-1Published: 10 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27310-1Published: 14 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27308-8Published: 29 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 216
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Liberation Theology, Middle Eastern Culture, Asian Culture