Kwok Pui-Lan
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Anglican Women On Church And Mission
$28.95Add to cartPioneering work by women theologians and leaders in the Anglican Communion
addressing topics of ecclesiology and missiology* Sterling array of diverse and distinguished contributors from around the world
* New addition to Canterbury Studies in Anglicanism series
In the past several decades, the issues of women’s ordination and of homosexuality have
unleashed intense debates on the nature and mission of the Church, authority and the
future of the Anglican Communion. Amid such momentous debates, theological voices
of women in the Anglican Communion have not been clearly heard, until now.This book invites the reader to reconsider the theological basis of the Church and its
call to mission in the 21st century, paying special attention to the colonial legacy of the
Anglican Church and the shift of Christian demographics to the Global South. In addition
to essays by the volume editors, this 12-essay collection includes contributions by
Jane Shaw, Ellen Wondra and Beverley Haddad, among others. -
Postcolonial Imagination And Feminist Theology
$38.00Add to cartPart One: Postcolonial Imagination And Feminist Interpretation
Part Two: Postcolonial Feminist Theological VisionAdditional Info
The burgeoning field of postcolonial studies argues that most theology has been formed in dominant cultures, laden intrinsically with imperializing structures. An essential task facing theology is thus to “decolonize” the mind and free Christianity from colonizing bias and structures. Here, in this truly groundbreaking study, highly respected feminist theologian Kwok Pui-lan offers the first full-length theological treatment of what it means to do postcolonial feminist theology. She explains her methodological basis and explores several specific topics, including Christology, pluralism, and creation. -
Beyond Colonial Anglicanism
$39.95Add to cartProvocative writings by a cadre of international authors examine the nature and shape of the Communion today; the colonial legacy, economic tensions and international debt; sexuality and justice; the ecological crisis, violence and healing in South Africa; persecution and religious fundamentalism; and more.