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| Titre : | Life in Freedom : Liberation Theologies from Asia |
| Auteurs : | Amaladoss, Michael, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Eugene [USA] : Wipf and Stock, 2014 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-60899-409-0 |
| Format : | xii + 180 p. |
| Note générale : | 1st edition 1997 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | HT/B (Théologie de la libération) |
| Résumé : |
In Life in Freedom Michael Amaladoss analyzes the many rich and complex strands of Asian religious thought on the notion and nature of the path toward liberation. As he shows, Asian “liberation theology” departs significantly from the Latin American model, with which it is commonly compared. Rather than put primary emphasis on economic issues, Asian cultures give much greater priority to the role of religion in the composition of a healthy society.
In Part One Amaladoss discusses current liberation movements and thought in Korea, the Philippines, and India. In two other chapters, he shows also that the awakening of women is integral to the search for human freedom and development and the growing importance of sound ecological policies in any valid approach to liberation in Asia. In Part Two Amaladoss discusses non-Christian approaches to human liberation and freedom, showing how the lives and thought of influential figures of other faiths have given distinctive shape to Asian approaches to liberation. Buddhists such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Hindus such as Mahatma Gandhi and E. V. Ramaswamy show that hostility to religion is remote from the most characteristic Asian liberation movements. Gandhi’s entire politics was rooted in the notion that “to attain Truth or to realize God is the goal of human life.” But God [for Gandhi] is realized concretely in the world and particularly in other people. Service to others then becomes a way to God and ultimately to human liberation. Similarly, Confucian traditions embody a deeply indigenous, Asian way of constructing reality as a sacred whole. In that construct, liberation and freedom take on meanings and dimensions functionally religious in the way they anchor individuals and the community to the cosmic whole. In Part three, Amaladoss gives his own analysis and prophetic overview on how plurality of images of liberation enriches the possibility for interreligious cooperation in overcoming the forces of oppression in Asia. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface PART ONE - LIBERATION MOVEMENTS - 1. Minjung Theology of Korea: The Origins / The Minjung and Han / Han and Dan / A Minjung Reading of the Bible / Moses and Jesus: A Contrast / Minjung History as Salvation History / An Inter-religious Liberative Tradition / Minjung and Messianism / Minjung, Jesus and the Spirit / Significant Characteristics - 2. A Theology of Struggle from the Philippines: The Socio-economic and Political Situation / The Christian Response / A Theology of Struggle / Popular Expression / A Desire for Change / A New Spirituality / Jesus and the Struggle / Searching for a New Ecclesiology / Struggle and Celebration / New Social Analysis / Liberation and Zen / The Struggle Continues - 3. Dalit Theology in India: The Caste System / The Dalits / Dalit Literature / Dalit Christians / Liberation Movements / Dalit Theology / A Dalit God / Table Fellowship / A New Community / Liberating Praxis - 4. The Awakening of Women in Asia: A Story of Oppression / Various Types of Women’s Movements / Women and Nature / A New Socio-cultural Order / A Hermeneutic of Suspicion / Open Foundational Traditions / Counter-cultural Figures / God, Male and Female / Jesus in the Context of Feminism / Mary and Women / Women in Society - 5. In Harmony with the Earth: The Environmental Crisis / People’s Movements in Asia / Defending the Forests / Protecting the Sea / Damning the Dams / Peasant Movements / Polluting the Environment / Having or Living / Science, Technology and Violence / Objectification and Dehumanization / A Search for Integration / Love and Wisdom PART TWO - RELIGIONS FOR LIBERATION - 6. Hinduism and Liberation: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi / Swami Agnivesh / E V. Ramaswamy. - 7. Buddhism and Liberation: The Sarvodaya Sramadana Movement / Bhikkhu Buddhadasa / Thich Nhat Hanh - 8. Confucianism and Liberation: An Absolute: Heaven/Way / Kings and Scholar / The Way and Its Virtues / Rights and Rites / The Family Tradition - 9. Christianity and Liberation: Aloysius Pieris / George Soares-Prabhu / Sebastian Kappen / M. M. Thomas - 10. Islam and Liberation: Mawlana Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi / Dr. Ali Shariati / Asghar Ali Engineer - 11. The Cosmic Religions and Liberation: Cosmic and Metacosmic Religions / Liberative Features of Cosmic Religiosity / Cosmic Religiosity and Consciousness of Oppression / Popular Response to Evil / Ritual and Social Change / Conclusion PART THREE - CONCLUSION - 12. Life in Freedom: Liberation as an Inter-religious Project / Towards an Integral Liberation / An Analysis of Society / The Poor / Religion and the Social Sciences / The Asian Situation / Jesus’ Vision of a New Society / The Reign of God and the Church / Liberative Elements in Asian Religions / Committed to Action / A Nonviolent Struggle / The Spirituality of Being Poor / Conclusion: Life in Freedom - Notes - Selected Bibliography on Liberation Index |
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