{"product_id":"a-critical-introduction-to-religion-in-the-americas-bridging-the-liberation-theology-and-religious-studies-divide-paperback-1","title":"A Critical Introduction to Religion in the Americas: Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle A. Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Critical Introduction to Religion in\u003cbr\u003ethe Americas argues\u003cbr\u003ethat we cannot understand religion in the Americas without understanding its\u003cbr\u003emarginalized communities. Despite frequently voiced doubts among religious\u003cbr\u003estudies scholars, it makes the case that theology, and particularly liberation\u003cbr\u003etheology, is still useful, but it must be reframed to attend to the ways in\u003cbr\u003ewhich religion is actually experienced on the ground. That is, a liberation\u003cbr\u003etheology that assumes a need to work on behalf of the poor can seem out of\u003cbr\u003etouch with a population experiencing huge Pentecostal and Charismatic growth, \u003cbr\u003ewhere the focus is not on inequality or social action but on individual\u003cbr\u003erelationships with the divine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy\u003cbr\u003edrawing on a combination of historical and ethnographic sources, this volume provides\u003cbr\u003ea basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino\/a, \u003cbr\u003eBlack, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframed\u003cbr\u003eto better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people\u003cbr\u003ethe theologians' work is meant to represent. Informed by\u003cbr\u003ethe dialogue partners explored throughout the text, this volume presents a\u003cbr\u003ehemispheric approach to discussing lived religious movements. While not\u003cbr\u003edismissive of liberation theologies, this approach is critical of their past\u003cbr\u003eand offers challenges to their future as well as suggestions for preventing\u003cbr\u003etheir untimely demise. It is clear that the liberation theologies of tomorrow\u003cbr\u003ecannot look like the liberation theologies of today.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666161602656,"sku":"9781479800971","price":76.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TU1UYktuOENFeC9IMnFYRnQrVmVxUT09.webp?v=1774648261","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-critical-introduction-to-religion-in-the-americas-bridging-the-liberation-theology-and-religious-studies-divide-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}