ABSTRACT

Postcolonialism has greatly influenced biblical and theological criticism but has not yet entered the realm of church worship and practice. 'Christian Worship' brings the insights of postcolonial thinking to the rituals of religious life. The book critically analyses liturgical theology through the lens of postcolonialism and explores the challenges of appropriating postcolonial perspectives in Christian worship. Ranging from liturgical texts and song to Scripture, lectionaries, festivals and sacraments, this volume offers a fresh approach to liturgy that will be of interest to students of theology, seminarians and church practitioners.

part |22 pages

Postcolonial Optics

chapter 1|20 pages

On Opting for an Optic

part |35 pages

The Mixed Media of Liturgy

part |19 pages

The Word in Liturgical Contexts

part |50 pages

Time, Space and Persons