Christian Worship: Postcolonial Perspectives - Paperback

by Michael N. Jagessar (Author), Stephen Burns (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Michael N. Jagessar is a Research Associate of the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, and Secretary for Racial Justice and Multicultural Ministry in the United Reformed Church. His publications include Black Theology in Britain (edited with Anthony G. Reddie), Postcolonial Black British Theology (edited with Antony G. Reddie) and The Edge of God (edited with Nicola Slee and Stephen Burns). Dr. Jagessar is also the Reviews Editor of Black Theology: An International Journal. Stephen Burns is Research Fellow in Public and Contextual Theology in the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University, Sydney. His publications include Liturgy (SCM Studyguide), Worship in Context, Exchanges of Grace (edited with Natalie K. Watson), The Edge of God (edited with Nichola Slee and Michael N. Jagessar), Christian Worship in Australia (edited with Anita Monro) and Presiding Like a Woman (edited with Nichola Slee). Dr Burns is also the editor of the series Renewing the Eucharist.