Bible and Theology from the Underside of Empire / Vellem Vuyani.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- References -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Broken Bodies -- Colonised Spaces -- Transgressive Bodies -- References -- Contributors -- SECTION 1: Broken Bodies -- 1. Justice is the heart of faith -- Introduction: The truth about justice -- Truth and lies in the world today -- Mark 3: Propaganda versus anti-propaganda -- Two symbolic orders: Two kinds of truth -- Summary: True justice is the heart of true faith -- A prayer -- A hymn -- Questions for further reflection -- References -- 2. Globalisation and corporatisation

Corporate market globalisation -- The religion of corporate market globalisation -- Corporate market globalisation: Threats to health -- The health crisis: A challenge to faith communities -- Theological interpretation, medicine, and healing -- Jesus: The sick and the radical healer -- The faith community: Follower of the radical healer -- Seeds of hope and seeds of health -- A prayer -- Questions for further reflection -- References -- 3. Gender justice in times of Empire -- Kowsilla's resistance against Empire in British Guiana -- Gender in the context of Empire

Reading the Bible in the context of Empire -- Exercise 1 -- Exercise 2 -- Exercise 3 -- Conclusion -- A poem -- A prayer -- References -- 4. The failure of Empire to protect and honour -- Discerning the signs of the times: Mission in the midstof Empire -- The rape of Tamar -- Virginity in Samoan culture -- The context in which Tamar is presented -- Conclusion -- Questions for further reflection -- A poem -- A prayer -- References -- 5. Doubting Empire -- Introduction -- UK context: A tale of two directions -- Receive the kingdom as a child

Doubting Empire: Face to face with the first born of God's new creation -- Conclusion -- Questions for further reflection -- A prayer -- References -- 6. Trafficking and violence against children -- Background to the story -- Roshanne's story -- SECTION 2: Colonised Spaces -- 1. Sea of creation -- Introduction -- Genesis talanoa -- Empires -- Island reading -- Abstract -- A prayer -- Questions for further reflection -- References -- 2. Anamnestic solidarity -- The Bhopal tragedy -- Dangerous memories -- The metaphor of Star -- Where is God in Bhopal? -- References

3. The fire behind the branding -- The language of Empire -- Nebuchadnezzar and the golden statue: A representation of Empire -- References -- 4. Economic and political justice -- Introduction -- Christian faith and economic theories -- The story -- The story of the hungry lion -- Visions for alternative -- Thomas Merton on the Tower of Babel -- A poem -- The Coffers Dams: A novel by Kamala Markandaya -- A prayer -- Questions for further reflection -- References -- 5. Preaching Jubilee in the post-industrial city -- Poem -- A Prayer for the Little Ones in an Age of Empire

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