Postcolonial Encounters with Indigenous Religions for Peace and Ecological Harmony
The postcolonial encounters of Asian Christianities with Indigenous Religions need to attain an inter-religiocultural peace with the spirit world as an 'arena of Ruach Elohim.' This divine Ruach indwells in all created life-forms (Theo-en-passim) and creation subsists in Ruach Elohim (pan-...
| Published in: | Concilium |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2018]
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2018, Issue: 1, Pages: 123-131 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Nature religion
/ Christianity
/ Spirituality
/ Sustainable development
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBM Asia NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia
B Indigenous Peoples B Postcolonialism B Christianity |
| Summary: | The postcolonial encounters of Asian Christianities with Indigenous Religions need to attain an inter-religiocultural peace with the spirit world as an 'arena of Ruach Elohim.' This divine Ruach indwells in all created life-forms (Theo-en-passim) and creation subsists in Ruach Elohim (pan-en-theism). The 'many spirits' are the plural, incarnated and creaturely manifestations of the omnipresence of the one divine Ruach in all created life-forms. Furthermore postcolonial encounters with Indigenous Religions need to portray Asian Christianities as standing in solidarity with the traditional believers in their struggle for geo-ecological peace in the ancestral homeland. Indigenous Religions need to find in Asian Christianities an ally in their strategic negotiation with the many hegemonic policies of the nation-states, ranging from de-territorialization and de-religionization to capitalization of their forestland and resources. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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