The Christian Imagination by Willie James Jennings

The Christian Imagination by Willie James Jennings

Why has Christianity, a religion premised upon neighbourly love, failed in its attempts to heal social divisions? This title delves into the late medieval soil in which the modern Christian imagination grew, to reveal how Christianity's highly refined process of socialization has inadvertently created and maintained segregated societies.

Winner of the 2011 American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence in the Constructive-Reflective Study of Religion category

Winner of the 2015 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion presented by the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville

"Jennings excavates the major theological issues involved as the old world encountered—violently—the new and engaged in displacement and racialization of the 'subjugated' peoplesAt stake is a whole way of conceiving the self, the other, and the world of their mutual relations."—Miroslav Volf, Yale University

"There is no study that I know of that traces with such detail, consistency, insight, historical depth and geographic spread, the links between racism, capitalism and Christian theology. A brilliant piece of work."—Walter Mignolo, Duke University

"How did Christianity become so closely identified with racial segregation and oppression? Jennings successfully addresses a question that others have taken for granted or left unanswered. This original and important book has the potential to change the way theology is done henceforth in America."—Cheryl Sanders, Howard University

Willie James Jennings is associate professor of Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School, where he previously served as academic dean. He lives in Durham, NC.

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ISBN 13	9780300171365
ISBN 10	0300171366
Title	The Christian Imagination
Author	Willie James Jennings
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2011-05-17
Number of pages	384
Prizes	Winner of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion 2015 (United States), Commended for American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence 2015 (United States)
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