Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches in Theological Discourse

by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein; Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2024

Overview

A collaborative book project centering the liberative theopoetics practiced by a new generation of scholars of color

What is theopoetics? Once a field dominated by white liberals in the ivory tower, this embodied form of theology has flourished in the work of a new generation of scholars of color. In this groundbreaking book edited by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein and Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch, a diverse team of theologians shows how theopoetics can be practiced “in color.”

Featuring unconventional and artistic forms of religious reflection, this collection demonstrates how theology can become accessible when it reflects the embodied experiences of marginalized people and communities. These creative contributions defy the limitations of the white, Eurocentric academy, including such works as:

an explanation on the use of experimental theater to express theological theses

a guide to spiritual disciplines for metaphorical cyborgs seeking liberation

a meditation on the theological import of Filipino potlucks

a literary reflection on the meaning of religion to Black boys and men

Diverse in scope and radical in perspective, this bold volume reclaims the liberative potential of theopoetics. Scholars and students of theology and the arts will discover inspiring new methodologies and fresh ideas in these pages.

Key Features

• Reclaims the liberative potential of theopoetics
• Features unconventional and artistic forms of religious reflection

Contents

• Foreword by Cláudio Carvalhaes
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Why Theopoetics, Why in Color? by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein

Part 1: Performance and Voice

• 1. Cyborgs and Future Wars: A Revolutionary’s Guide to Living in Liberation by Patrick B. Reyes
• 2. Fleshly Theopoetics: Performance as Resistance in the Theological Academy by Lis Valle-Ruiz
• 3. Toward a Theopoetic Wholeness: A Womanist Reflection in the Theological Academy by Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch

Part 2: Methods and Inquiries

• 4. Listening Theopoetically: Methods and Approaches for Researching with a Theopoetic Ear by Tiffany U. Trent
• 5. A Theopoetic Method: Four Movements by Tamisha A. Tyler
• 6. Theoespíritu as Pedagogy: Un Jale Bruto by Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros

Part 3: Interlocutors

• 7. Imaging Loss and Longing: Doris Salcedo’s Art and the Power of Collective Testimony by Yohana Agra Junker
• 8. Somethin’ Like Sanctified: Theopoetics, Black Music, and the Strangeness of Estrangement by James Howard Hill Jr.
• 9. “In the Dark We Can All Be Free”: The Sacralizing Vision of Alvin Baltrop by Peace Pyunghwa Lee
• 10. God-Talk and Lorde-Speak: Audre Lorde and Inappropriate Theopoetics by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein

Part 4: Hermeneutics, Proclamation, and Claim

• 11. Potluck Theology: A Theopoetic of Fullness by Joyce del Rosario
• 12. “Mi Abuela Decía ...”: Inheriting Life and Faith through Popular Refrains by Yara González-Justiniano
• 13. We with God: An (A)Systematic Theology in Five Parts by Brian Bantum
• Conclusion: Now Theopoetics, in Living Color by Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch
• Contributors
• Index

Contributors

• Brian Bantum
• Yara González-Justiniano
• James Howard Hill Jr.
• Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros
• Yohana Agra Junker
• Peace Pyunghwa Lee
• Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch
• Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein
• Patrick B. Reyes
• Joyce del Rosario
• Tiffany U. Trent
• Tamisha A. Tyler
• Lis Valle-Ruiz

Product Details

• Title: Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches in Theological Discourse
• Authors: Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein, Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 171
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Philosophical theology; African American theologians; Poetry › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780802880185, 0802880185
• Resource ID: LLS:THPTCSCLRTDSCRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-07T18:02:05Z