Decolonizing preaching the pulpit as postcolonial space / Sarah Travis.
| Author/creator | Travis, Sarah |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2014] |
| Description | ix, 158 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of preaching series Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of preaching series. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Coming to terms with empire -- The challenge of preaching in the midst of empire -- A theological response to empire -- Postcolonial theory for preachers -- Preaching with a postcolonial imagination -- Rereading scripture : postcolonial biblical interpretation -- Preaching in trinitarian embrace. |
| Abstract | "Colonialism and imperialism continue to impact the personal and social identities of North American preachers and listeners. In Decolonizing Preaching, Sarah Travis argues that sermons have a role in shaping the identity and ethics of listeners by helping them fomulate responses to empire and colonization. Travis employs postcolonial theories to provide important insights for the practice of preaching today. She also turns to the social doctrine of the Trinity to offer a vision of the divine/human community that effectively deconstructs colonizing discourse. This book offers preachers and other practical theologians a gentle introduction to colonial history, postcolonial theories, and social trinitarian theology, while equipping them with tools to decolonize preaching and strategies for preventing, resisting, and responding to colonizing discourse. Travis effectively casts vision of a "perichoretic space" in which preacher and listener encounter the living God-in-Trinity and are transformed, reconciled, and sent out to others in the church and beyond." --From back jacket cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015301136 |
| ISBN | 1625645287 |
| ISBN | 9781625645289 |