Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)

Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9781493433414
ISBN-13 : 1493433415
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Book Synopsis Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) by : Randy S. Woodley

Download or read book Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) written by Randy S. Woodley and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume by a Cherokee teacher, former pastor, missiologist, and historian brings Indigenous theology into conversation with Western approaches to history and theology. Written in an accessible, conversational style that incorporates numerous stories and questions, this book exposes the weaknesses of a Western worldview through a personal engagement with Indigenous theology. Randy Woodley critiques the worldview that undergirds the North American church by dismantling assumptions regarding early North American histories and civilizations, offering a comparative analysis of worldviews, and demonstrating a decolonized approach to Christian theology. Woodley explains that Western theology has settled for a particular view of God and has perpetuated that basic view for hundreds of years, but Indigenous theology originates from a completely different DNA. Instead of beginning with God-created humanity, it begins with God-created place. Instead of emphasizing individualism, it emphasizes a corporateness that encompasses the whole community of creation. And instead of being about the next world, it is about the tangibility of our lived experiences in this present world. The book encourages readers to reject the many problematic aspects of the Western worldview and to convert to a worldview that is closer to that of both Indigenous traditions and Jesus.


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