| Racializing Jesus: Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship Contributor(s): Kelley, Shawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415283736 ISBN-13: 9780415283731 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category of race. He then traces the processes through which racially grounded thinking has influenced modern biblical scholarship. Dynamic and thought-provoking, the book incorporates a wide range of current debate, from critical race theory to the relationship between Martin Heidegger and National Socialism. It will give every student and scholar of biblical studies awareness of the subtle ways in which racial thinking has permeated their discipline, and encourage them to create new modes of biblical analysis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Dewey: 220.609 |
| LCCN: 2002072412 |
| Series: Biblical Limits |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.54" W x 8.5" (0.74 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category of race. He then traces the processes through which racially-grounded thinking has influenced modern biblical scholarship. Dynamic and thought-provoking, the book incorporates a wide range of current debate, from critical race theory to the relationship between Martin Heidegger and National Socialism. It will give every student and scholar of biblical studies awareness of the subtle ways in which racial thinking has permeated their discipline, and encourage them to create new modes of biblical analysis. |