The Batak-Christian Theology of Land: Towards a Postcolonial Comparative Theology

Comparative theology has focused much on exploring and comparing the theological contents of world religions. In contrast, some of the works have yet to address the social matrix and lived experience of practitioners. This paper aims to offer a postcolonial comparative theology that considers the no...

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Main Author: Sihombing, Hesron H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2023
In: Cross currents
Year: 2023, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-63
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