Following Jesus in Invaded Space: Doing Theology on Aboriginal Land (Princeton Theological Monograph)

By Chris Budden

Book Overview

Christianity is never just about beliefs but habits and practices-for better or worse. Theology always reflects the social location of the theologian-including her privileges and prejudices-all the time working with a particular, often undisclosed, notion of what is normal. Therefore theology is never "neutral"-it defends particular constructions of reality, and it promotes certain interests. Following Jesus in Invaded Space asks what-and whose-interests theology protects when it is part of a community that invaded the land of Indigenous peoples. Developing a theological method and position that self-consciously acknowledges the church's role in occupying Aboriginal land in Australia, it dares to speak of God, church, and justice in the context of past history and continuing dispossession. Hence, a "Second people's theology" emerges through constant and careful attention to experiences of invasion and dis-location brought into dialogue with the theological landscape or tradition of the church.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606086081
• ISBN13: 9781606086087
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"