Theology As Threshold - Invitations From Aotearoa New Zealand

The future of theological education requires crossing thresholds that mainstream theologies blocked and engaging native heritage and wisdom. The contributions to this volume demonstrate that theological studies have a future, and there is a role for theologians and educators in and from Aotearoa New Zealand and Pasifika to play in navigating (into) that future.

List of contents

1. Nau mai, Haere mai: Welcome
Jione Havea, Emily Colgan, N¿sili Vaka'uta
(re)Locating theological studies
2. Margins as Thresholds
N¿sili Vaka'uta
3. Early Christian Networking and Overcoming Isolation and Competition in Theological Studies in Aotearoa
Paul Trebilco
4. Gift exchange and pae nekeneke: Learnings for theological education from the history of becoming Presbyterian in Aoteoroa New Zealand
Steve Taylor
5. Whakawhanaungatanga (doing right relationship), Beyond a Failure of Nerve and Imagination
Kathleen P. Rushton
6. Tough Conversations: Engaging with Biblical "Texts of Terror" in Aotearoa New Zealand
Emily Colgan and Caroline Blyth
7. Asking the Right Questions: Noticing and Naming Sexual Abuse
David Tombs
8. Thresholds of Alternatives: Re-imagining the Vocation of Theological Educators
George Zachariah
9. Digital Technologies and Theological Education
Stephen Garner
Nativizing theological studies
10. M¿ori Theology: Unavoidable, Priority
Arapera Ngaha
11. Biculturalism and Democratic Decision-making: Models for Theological Education
Moeawa Callaghan
12. Once was Colonised: Jesus Christ
Te Aroha Rountree
13. Taniwha, Guardians in Creation: Thresholds for M¿ori Theology
Keita Hotere
14. Wheiao, a Threshold: Where M¿ori and P¿keh¿ meet
Beverly Moana Hall-Smith and Rosemary Dewerse
15. Moana and Qoheleth: Futility in Diaspora?
Brian Fiu Kolia
16. Calling for CONversion
Jione Havea

About the author

Edited by Jione Havea; Emily Colgan and Nasili Vaka'uta - Contributions by Caroline Blyth; Moeawa Callaghan; Emily Colgan; Rosemary Dewerse; Stephen Garner; Beverly Moana Hall-Smith; Jione Havea; Keita Hotere; Brian Fiu Kolia; Arapera Ngaha; Te Aroha Roun

Product details

• Authors: Jione Colgan Havea
• Assisted by: Emily Colgan (Editor), Jione Havea (Editor), Havea Jione (Editor), Nasili Vaka‘uta (Editor), N&sili Vaka'uta (Editor), N¿sili Vaka'uta (Editor), Nasili Vaka'uta (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781978714793
• ISBN: 978-1-978714-79-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Decolonizing Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology