| An Introduction to Third World Theologies Contributor(s): Parratt, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052179739X ISBN-13: 9780521797399 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Providing the first overview of the main trends and contributions to Christian thought of Third World theologies, this book gathers essays from experts on Latin America, India, East Asia, West and East Africa, Southern Africa and the Caribbean. It analyzes the common context of the Third World theologies in their experience of colonialism and Western missions, and suggests that they provide different perspectives on what it means to be a Christian in today's world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 230.091 |
| LCCN: 2003068836 |
| Series: Introduction to Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.96" W x 8.96" (0.72 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - Developing World - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parratt, John: - John Parratt is Professor of Third World Theologies at the University of Birmingham. He has taught and researched widely in Africa, India, and the Pacific. His books include Papuan Belief and Ritual (1976), Reinventing Christianity, African Theology Today (1995), A Reader in African Christian Theology (1987, revised and expanded1997), A Guide to Doing Theology (1996) and The Pleasing of the Gods, Meitei Lai Haraoba (with S. Arambam Parratt, 1997). |
