Social Change, Christianity - General & Miscellaneous, Religion - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The book sets out to address and answer three questions from the point of view of Christian theology: From where does theology speak? What are the mechanisms whereby cultures change? How might we conceive the relationship between the contemporary production of theological discourse and the transformation of cultures more generally? Drawing upon the work of standpoint epistemologists, cultural anthropologists and social scientists, the book argues that public acts of interpretation are involvements in renegotiating the future direction of cultural change. Though the enquiry is conducted from one particular standpoint - Christian theology - the observations and suggestions it makes regarding cultural transformation and the defence it makes of syncretism have more general application.Book Details
Published
July 1, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
194
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521540742