Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice
Overview
For many evangelicals, liberation theology seems a distant notion. Some might think it is antithetical to evangelicalism, while others simply may be unfamiliar with the role evangelicals have played in the development of liberation theologies and their profound effect on Latin American, African American, and other global subaltern Christian communities.
Despite the current rise in evangelicals focusing on justice work as an element of their faith, evangelical theologians have not adequately developed a theological foundation for this kind of activism. Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice fills this gap by bringing together the voices of academics, activists, and pastors to articulate evangelical liberation theologies from diverse perspectives. Through critical engagement, these contributors consider what liberation theology and evangelical tenets of faith have to offer one another.
Evangelical thinkers—including Soong-Chan Rah, Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Robert Chao Romero, Paul Louis Metzger, and Alexia Salvatierra—survey the history and outlines of liberation theology and cover topics such as race, gender, region, body type, animal rights, and the importance of community. Scholars, students, and churches who seek to engage in reflection and action around issues of biblical justice will find here a unique and insightful resource. Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice opens a conversation for developing a specifically evangelical view of liberation that speaks to the critical justice issues of our time.
Key Features
- Presents a diverse overview of the current state of liberation theology
- Surveys the history and distinctives of liberation theology
- Considers the intersection between liberation and evangelical theologies
Contents
- Part 1: Liberation Methodologies
- Part 2: Engagement with Liberation Theology Movements
- Part 3: Rethinking Sin
- Part 4: Theological Resources from the Margins
- Part 5: Rethinking Our Evangelical Heritage
Product Details
- Title: Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice
- Editors: Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith
- Publisher: IVP
- Publication Date: 2019
- Pages: 360
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Christianity and Culture
About the Editors
Mae Elise Cannon is an author, speaker, and advocate who cares deeply about God’s heart for the poor and the oppressed. She is the author of the award-winning Social Justice Handbook and Just Spirituality, and coauthor of Forgive Us. Cannon is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), and she has served as the senior director of advocacy and outreach for World Vision-US, the executive pastor of Hillside Covenant Church (Walnut Creek, California), and a consultant for Compassion International.
Andrea Smith (PhD, University of California) is a cofounder of Evangelicals 4 Justice and a board member of the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies. She is currently chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at UC Riverside. Her books include Conquest, Native Americans and the Christian Right, and Unreconciled (forthcoming).