Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology
A new book entitled Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology by Rev. Dr Jiona Havea, hitting Christian bookstands in April, is probably the toughest one yet that Havea has had to pen. It is a publication of eDARE 2022.
“It is difficult for me to find one word that appropriately describes the state of our world. Conflicts and wars jam our world – wars with weapons, wars with words and ideologies, and tariff wars that weaponise the fruits of the land and of the sea, and the widgets of human labour,” said Havea.
In the book, Havea describes and reflects over the many pertinent global challenges such as climate change brought and wrought by almost a century of unwise human decisions despite evidences pointing towards better ones. He also critiques, with an almost brutal candour, the nations, supposedly paragons of democracy, flexing their political muscles while espousing isolationist policies through trade wars and withdrawing from international collaborations.
Containing writings and reflections from a group of international contributors, Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology comes out of the gates blazing with the recognition that the world is ravaged by an insatiable greed for more power and wealth, and highlights the myriad of questions that has haunted and continues to beset liberating theologies, theologians, and activists.
Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology can be purchased here.
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies co-edited by Rev. Dr Graham McGeoch, CWM Mission Secretary for Discipleship and Dialogue, has been commended as one of the 10 outstanding books for 2024 by the International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR).
Established in 1950, IBMR is a peer-reviewed journal looking into the field of Mission Studies and World Christianity.
Committed to expanding the field by examining diverse geographical, political, ecclesiastical, and social contexts, the publication engages with primary sources and provides an editorial voice that is dispassionate, analytical, and nonpartisan.
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies features scholars of religious studies and theology from different continents and contexts in a global North-South dialogue on environmental ethics, political ecology, and ecofeminism.
The book puts forth the argument that all Christian theologies are contextual as they continue to shape and be shaped by specific historical and cultural circumstances; while showcasing the various ways where religion and ecology intersect.
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies can be purchased here.