Emerging Theologies from the Global South
Ebook
In recent decades there has been a seismic shift in world Christianity. Whereas formerly Christianity existed as a Caucasian Euro-American phenomenon, the majority of Christians today reside in the Southern Hemisphere, or the Global South. And what is true for the demographics of Christianity has followed lockstep for its theological developments. The era of German theologians setting the tone for global church are gone. Today, some of the loudest and most creative voices in theology speak from the emerging contingencies of the Global South, for example, promoting Latinx, Black, Caribbean, and Asian theologies and their influence often influences the conversation in the United States and Europe.
In addition, just as the center of Christianity has moved geographically from north to south, so with theological seminaries in the west, which have declined as training centers for clergy. These events coincide with new theological centers are opening in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. The bottom line is--contemporary Christianity today looks significantly different than it did a century ago, and publications have been slow to acknowledge, let alone describe and elaborate upon, this major shift to the largest religion in the world.
These shifts guide our intentions in this book. Such a reference book, which could also be used as a textbook, therefore is very much needed. In fact, there is nothing like the contents of this single-volume book in the publishing market which allows for high-quality, interdisciplinary, and international dialogue.
“This may be one of the most important theological books of our time. It is important because Christian faith and theology are being nourished and renewed today by vibrant and growing churches in the Global South. The essays in this volume are far from uniform in their theological vision, but they draw to our attention the urgency and the vitality of theological inquiry around the world.”
—Murray Rae, University of Otago
“Raheb and Lamport bring together a large chorus of voices, sometimes dissonant, which testify to both the scars and the vitality of global Christian theology. We have needed a comprehensive volume like this for a long time, and I hope it will serve as a catalyst for still deeper listening, change, and connection.”
—Amy Plantinga Pauw, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
“Emerging Theologies from the Global South is an in-depth and comprehensive 3D scan of theological landscapes of the Global South, both geographically and thematically. The book raises a bold statement that ‘southern theologies’ have a crucial role in shaping global theologies.”
—Wonsuk Ma, Oral Roberts University
“With renewed force and creatively relevant articulations, each of these essays invites us to look at the Global South as a locus of theological production. Beyond traditional theological schools, the scholars in this book remind us of the richly diverse and quickly changing composition of the global church and the contextual particularity of its plural theological cacophony.”
—Néstor Medina, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
- Title: Emerging Theologies from the Global South
- Authors: Mitri Raheb, Mark A. Lamport, Theo Sundermeier, Chloe Starr
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666711851, 9781666711837, 1666711837, 9781666711844, 1666711845, 1666711853
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666711851
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-06-18T02:30:54Z
Mitri Raheb is the founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine, and the most widely published Palestinian theologian to date.
Mark A. Lamport has been a professor almost 40 years at universities in the United States and Europe. The editor and author of twenty books, he works from Grand Rapids and Fort Myers.