Liberating Exegesis: The Challenge of Liberation Theology to Biblical Studies

by Christopher C. Rowland

This important book provides a sampling of liberation theology's use of biblical texts, relating it to the "standard" methods of interpretation in Europe and America. Divided into four sections, the book sets out contemporary readings of the parable of Jesus influenced by a liberationist perspective; identifies the biblical and theoretical foundations of liberation theology, comparing them with the dominant exegetical paradigm in the first world; explores the way in which liberation exegesis affects reading the canonical accounts of Jesus; and argues that liberation theology cannot be seen solely as a third-world phenomenon.

Genres: Theology, Biblical Studies

Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

About the author

The Rev. Professor Christopher Rowland is an English Anglican priest and theologian. He was Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1991 to 2014.

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[Stephen Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent