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Decolonizing god : the Bible in the tides of empire / Mark G. Brett.

By: Series: Bible in the modern world ; 16Publication details: Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix Press, c2008.Description: 237 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1906055378
  • 9781906055370
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.601 22
LOC classification:
  • BS520 .B74 2008
Contents:
The Bible and colonization -- Alienating earth and the curse of empires -- Ancestors and their gifts -- Pigs, pots and cultural hybrids -- Deuteronomy, genocide and the desires of nations -- Dissident prophets and the making of utopias -- Exile and ethnic conflict -- Jesus, non-violence and the Christ question -- Paul and hybrid Christian identities -- Postcolonial theology and ethics.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Dalton McCaughey Library Level 1 CF12 B756 c.1 Available 33865001218186
Book Book Dalton McCaughey Library Level 1 CF12 B756 c.3 Available 33865001312690
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and indexes.

The Bible and colonization -- Alienating earth and the curse of empires -- Ancestors and their gifts -- Pigs, pots and cultural hybrids -- Deuteronomy, genocide and the desires of nations -- Dissident prophets and the making of utopias -- Exile and ethnic conflict -- Jesus, non-violence and the Christ question -- Paul and hybrid Christian identities -- Postcolonial theology and ethics.