The article consists of a section in which terminology is clarified, secondly a discussion of the elements that functioned as justification of the formation of postcolonial theory, namely a. The formation of postcolonial theory 1172 hts 633 2007 publications of robert j c young,2 are used as references in developing the argument for the formation of postcolonial theory which can be of used in biblical hermeneutics. This matters because in order to offer and theorize. These are exactly the kinds of questions raised by a postcolonial theology. Pdf pastoral theology download full pdf book download. While perhaps unintentional, the method, content, and ends of the fields theories lack substantive engagement with challenges postcolonial theories pose. The cambridge companion to christian political theology edited by craig hovey november 2015. Pastoral theology atlantic international university. Indecent theology as catachrestic postcolonial method. Stp 400mps 100 introduction to pastoral theology course.
A theological exploration of salim as an approach to pastoral care. View postcolonial theology research papers on academia. Contemporary fictions by the australian writer david malouf and the south african writer lisa fugard adapt the pastoral mode to produce distinctively postcolonial forms of the genre. In south africa we are living in a postcolonial context. Moving beyond postcolonial theory in practical theology african. Postcolonial theology chapter 7 the cambridge companion to. After nearly a century of constructive theology directed toward care, the field of pastoral theology has not engaged postcolonial theories. Its commonplace to talk about the extinction or evaporation of christian faith in. Contemporary postcolonial theology similarly asks how we can understand the divine gift of. Pastoral theology is the path finder for pastors to carry out.
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