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In the nascent United States, religion often functioned as a justifier of oppression. Yet while religious discourse buttressed such oppressive activities as slavery and the destruction of native populations, oppressed communities have also made use of religion to critique and challenge this abuse. As "Liberation Theologies in the United States" demonstrates, this critical use of religion has often taken the form of liberation theologies, which use primarily Christian principles to address questions of social justice, including racism, poverty, and other types of oppression. Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas and Anthony B. Pinn have brought together a stellar group of liberation theology scholars to provide a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of U.S.-born liberation theologies. Chapters of this title cover Black Theology, Womanist Theology, Latino/Hispanic Theology, Latina Theology, Asian American Theology, Asian American Feminist Theology, Native American Theology, Native Feminist Theology, Gay and Lesbian Theology, and Feminist Theology.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Aspects of religion (non-Christian)

• Full title: Liberation Theologies in the United States
• Subtitle: An Introduction
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780814727652
• ISBN: 0814727654
• ID: 04931231
• Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 402 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 151 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. March 2010

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