DrexlerDreis, Joseph
Decolonial Love: Salvation in Colonial Modernity
- ISBN 13:
- 9780823281879
- author:
- DrexlerDreis, Joseph
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.32 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Semiotics & Theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Decolonial Love Salvation in Colonial Modernity by Joseph Drexler-Dreis offers a new perspective on Christian thought and its relationship with colonialism. This book brings together theologies of liberation and decolonial thought to challenge the frameworks that shape Western modernity. Joseph Drexler-Dreis draws on the work of Frantz Fanon and James Baldwin, exploring how their ideas can inform theological commitments and reflection. The author argues that a decolonial mode of theological reflection is necessary to address the legacies of colonial domination and violence. Decolonial Love invites theologians to re-examine their understanding of salvation and its relationship with the modern world-system. By engaging with these themes, Drexler-Dreis provides a fresh starting point for theological reflection and praxis. This book offers a unique perspective on how to move forward in a struggle to transform reality and face up to the legacies of colonial domination.
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