Religion, Theology, and Class: Fresh Engagements after Long Silence (New Approaches to Religion and Power) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113735142X ISBN 13: 9781137351425

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

Unlike notions of gender, ethnicity, and race, the notion of class has rarely been reflected in religious and theological studies in recent decades. The few who currently use the term "class" think 'poor people,' 'social stratification,' or 'income differe

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Review

Timely and indispensable for working to change the plight of the 99 percent, this provocative text probes the intersection of religion, theology, and class through the lenses of global capital, gender, blackness, migration, and alternative economies. I highly recommend it. - Kwok Pui-lan, Professor, Episcopal Divinity School, USA

By gathering provocative analyses from international thinkers into one volume, Joerg Rieger raises embedded assumptions about social class and theology into a much-needed, critical light. Religion, Theology, and Class: Fresh Engagements After Long Silence provides a space for substantive conversations among scholars in religious studies, particularly as we consider building just relationships. - Stephanie Y. Mitchem, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina, USA

Book Description

This book addresses the question of why theologians can no longer do without class in religious studies and theology and what they can learn from a renewed engagement with the topic

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 113735142X
• ISBN 13: 9781137351425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237
• Editor: Rieger J.