Converging on Culture - Theologians in Dialogue With Cultural Analysis and Criticism

Zusatztext The book leaves one with hope, as Cady suggests, that the rise of cultural studies will serve as an antidote to theology's demise. Klappentext Theologians are increasingly looking to cultural analysis and criticism, rather than philosophy, as a dialogue partner for cross-disciplinary studies. This book explores the importance of this shift by bringing together scholars from a variety of theological perspectives to analyze different contemporary theories of culture and cultural movements. The essays here examine the theoretical relationship between theology and cultural studies and then discuss a series of controversial topics that cry out for theological reflection. Zusammenfassung Theologians are increasingly looking to cultural criticism, rather than philosophy, as a dialogue partner for cross-disciplinary studies. This book explores the importance of this shift by bringing together scholars from a variety of theological perspectives to analyze different contemporary theories of cultural movements. The book is divided into two parts. The first examines the theoretical relationship between theology and cultural studies. The second consists of theological analyses of a series of controversial topics (including race, class, resistance movements, and identity politics) that cry out for theological reflection.

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• Authors: Delwin (Harvey H. Potthoff Professor of Chr Brown, Delwin Davaney Brown
• Assisted by: Delwin Brown (Editor), Sheila Greeve Davaney (Editor), Kathryn Tanner (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2001
• EAN: 9780195144673
• ISBN: 978-0-19-514467-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion; American Academy of Religion B; AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries