Decolonizing the Body of Christ

David Joy is a Professor of Biblical Studies and New Testament at United Theological College, Bangalore, India.

Acknowledgments Introduction to Postcolonialism and Religions Series; J.F.Duggan Introduction; C.I.D.Joy Preface; D.Forrester PART I: DECOLONIZING THE SOURCES Decolonizing the Bible, Church, and Jesus: a Search for an Alternate Reading Space for the Postcolonial Context; C.I.D.Joy Decolonizing Marital Gender Norms in Eph. 5:21-33; J.Lalitha 'Pierced by the curved end of a rainbow': Decolonizing the Body of the Martyr; J.J.Sebastian Decolonizing the Formulation of Scripture: A Postcolonial Reading of Genesis 12, 20, and 26; N.Rao PART II: DECOLONIZING RELATES BETWEEN THEOLOGY AND THEORY Postmodernity, Postcoloniality, and Religious Cultures; S.Malhotra Theologies of, for, and by Asians: Reformulating Dialogue; S.A.Bong Allama Muhammad Iqbal: Poet Philosopher and the Dangers of Appropriation; M.A.Raja PART III: DECOLONIZING CONTEXTS Diaspora and Kenosis as Postcolonial Themes; M.G.Brett Discourses of Learning and Love: Sufi Paths in Pakistan; M.Shoaib PART IV: RESPONDENT CHAPTERS Postcolonial Theory and Theology: On Educating Ourselves to be Planetary Subjects; M.Sebastian Decolonizing the Body of Christ: An Initial Response; A.Reddie Notes on the Contributors