Rasiah S. Sugirtharajah
Autor de Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World
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- Nombre canónico
- Sugirtharajah, Rasiah S.
- Género
- male
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Sri Lanka
- Lugares de residencia
- UK
- Ocupaciones
- theologian
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- Obras
- 24
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 467
- Popularidad
- #52,672
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 60
The term "Third World" is used by editor Sugirtharajah as "a socio-political designation of a people who have been excluded from power and authority to mould and shape their future." He takes the original Western view of poor, underdeveloped countries and turns it around to define the people from their own position. Sugirtharajah also chose the word "margin" for his title and to describe Third World peoples not because he wishes to continue any negative impression; rather he finds the theologians at the fringes of acceptable Christian thinking to be doing the most lively and exciting work.
Some American Christians could be surprised by some articles. Re-write the Bible? Reject the liberation theology of the Exodus story as oppressive to his people? Question the biblical canon sealed long ago by Western church fathers, and add Asian scriptures to it? Many writers want to interpret Christ in ways that honor ancient, rich cultures that may have been crushed by colonization or rejected as evil by early missionaries. Others simply want the message of the Bible to be embraced by needy people of their country: the overwhelming theme of the book is that our God notices, loves, and defends the marginalized - that is, poor, oppressed, and powerless people.… (más)