Decolonizing Wesleyan Theology: Theological Engagements from the Underside of Methodism
Ebook
What can movements for decolonization teach Wesleyan theology? This book faces this question to show that decolonial voices are reshaping the contours of Methodist and Wesleyan traditions. Contributors to this volume include theologians, pastors, and leaders in the Global South who are leading the people called Methodists to encounter the tradition anew in the radical spirit of decolonization.
“Decolonizing Wesleyan Theology places global Methodist theology in critical conversation with the emerging field of decolonial studies—a task that has yet to receive the attention it deserves in Methodist scholarship. Offered as a ‘work of decolonial love,’ this exciting and well-curated collection of essays by scholars from the Global South deserves a wide reading among Methodist theologians and church leaders everywhere.”
—Hendrik R. Pieterse, associate professor of global Christianity and intercultural theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
“This collection of essays embodies how the Global South is reshaping the Wesleyan/Methodist landscape, calling Wesleyans around the world to embrace the challenging, beautiful, and creative power of decolonial love. If you are interested in a flourishing future for the Methodist movement, this book will introduce you to voices that offer hope for life-giving transformation of the Wesleyan witness.”
—Edgardo Colón-Emeric, dean, Duke Divinity School
“The title Decolonizing Wesleyan Theology can be read as describing both object and subject. On the one hand, Wesleyan theology has been and continues to be part of colonizing moves. On the other hand, Wesleyan theology can also play a role in decolonization, as the chapters in the book demonstrate in promising ways. Each of the authors provides reason for hope that the best is yet to come.”
—Joerg Rieger, distinguished professor of theology, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
“Wesleyan and Methodist theologies fit into a rich, yet ambiguous history that is characterized by promise and peril. This book offers a strong, critical, and hopeful engagement with both historical and constructive Wesleyan and Methodist theologies. In doing so, it unearths the potential for decolonizing Wesleyan and Methodist theologies for new generations from relatively underexplored contexts. I highly recommend this volume for academic theologians, ministry practitioners, and grassroots activists!”
—Dion A. Forster, director, Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, Stellenbosch University
- Title: Decolonizing Wesleyan Theology: Theological Engagements from the Underside of Methodism
- Author: Filipe Maia
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666793468, 9781666793482, 1666793485, 9781666793475, 1666793477, 1666793469
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666793468
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-20T21:42:22Z
Filipe Maia is assistant professor of theology at Boston University School of Theology. He is the author of Trading Futures: A Theological Critique of Financialized Capitalism (2022).