| Christianity, Empire and the Spirit: (Re)Configuring Faith and the Cultural Contributor(s): Medina, Néstor (Author) |
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ISBN: 900435736X ISBN-13: 9789004357365 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Series: Theology and Mission in World Christianity |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.27 lbs) 380 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Christianity, Empire and The Spirit, N stor Medina uncovers the cultural processes that play a crucial role in influencing how people understand reality, express the Christian faith, and think about God. He uses decolonial thinking, Latina/o theology, and Pentecostal theology to show how the cultural dimension is a central feature in the biblical text; was the force that coopted Christianity from the imperial era of Constantine onwards; and undergirded Western European colonialism and the missionary project. He engages with Protestant and Catholic articulations on "culture" and demonstrates how most theologians perpetuate Eurocentric frames for considering the relation between Christianity and the cultural dimension. Alternatively, he offers a theological proposal that recognizes the Spirit at work in the phenomena of cultures. |