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Theologies, no matter their designations, are public measures—they disclose as well as gauge the publics (near and far) on which they stand, sit, lie, or fall. Because publics shift and mingle, theologies require reimagining, relocating, and embracing fresh insights and energies. The insights and energies embraced in this work are in three clusters: spaces, bodies, and technologies. The spotlighted spaces are in Africa, Asia, Black America, the Caribbean, and Pasifika—beyond the eyes of mainline theologies; the privileged bodies have survived, with scars from empire and missionary positionings; and the welcomed technologies include Dalit, indigenous, art, poetry, cyborg, and the novel. This collection is troubling in several ways: first, reimagining and relocating are troubling acts upon their subject matter—here, public theologies. On that note, what theology is not public? Second, this work takes theologies in general, and not just the theologies that carry the “public” designation, to be public theologies. Third, this work takes theologies in general to be inherently troubling. In other words, theologies that are not troubling are not public enough.

Table of Contents

1. Haunting Lazarus: John 11:1–12:11
Jione Havea
2. Dare to Hear
Aruna Gogulamanda, Anna Jane Lagi, John Robert Lee, Chad Rimmer, Karen Georgia A. Thompson

rereading (from) public spaces
3. The Bible in Public Places: A Zambian Pentecostal Woman's Critique of Rev Sumaili's Use of the Bible
Mutale Mulenga-Kaunda
4. Quest for Life: A Postcolonial Dalit Feminist Reading of Qoheleth
Jasmine Devadason
5. Engaging Death Publicly: Rereading John 11:38–44 in the Philippines
Maria Fe (Peachy) Labayo
6. Uncovering Malie in the Bible: Humoring Public Spaces
Brian Fiu Kolia

rereading (with) missioned bodies
7. Reimagining Mission in the Context of British Colonial Rule in Mizoram
Lalmuanpuii Hmar
8. Deposing “Massa Jesus”: “Magnificat” Moments Amongst a Colonial Mission Archive
Peter Cruchley
9. Brit(ish) Public Liberation Theology: An (Im)migrant's Proposal
Raj Bharat Patta
10. Rising to Life: A Syrophoenician Woman Invites Jesus to Do Public Theology
Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar

rereading (acro

Product details

Published 16 Feb 2023
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 238
ISBN 9781978714403
Imprint Fortress Academic
Dimensions 237 x 157 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
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