V Westhelle: 4 books

Book cover of Eschatology and Space

Eschatology and Space

The Lost Dimension in Theology Past and Present

by V. Westhelle
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

This unique volume focuses on the subjects of time in the area of theology known as 'eschatology,' the consideration of the fullness, the limit, and the goal of time. He traces the historical development of understandings of eschatology from the Bible to contemporary theology and adds a postcolonial/subaltern perspective.
Book cover of Colonialism and the Bible

Colonialism and the Bible

Contemporary Reflections from the Global South

by Michel Elias Andraos, Nancy Elizabeth Bedford, Carlos F. Cardoza Orlandi
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018

This volume addresses the problematic relationship between colonialism and the Bible. It does so from the perspective of the Global South, calling upon voices from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors address the present state of the...
Book cover of After Heresy

After Heresy

Colonial Practices and Post-Colonial Theologies

by Vítor Westhelle
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

In this important contribution to post-colonial theological studies, the argument is made that religious practices and teachings imposed on colonized peoples are transmuted in the process of colonization. The very theological discourse that is foisted on the colonized people becomes for them, a liberating...
Book cover of Transfiguring Luther

Transfiguring Luther

The Planetary Promise of Luther’s Theology

by Vítor Westhelle
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016

Luther's theology and practice have inspired and continue to inspire so many across confessional and even religious alignments worldwide, or else excite those for whom he displays a coveted, untamed audacity in living out convictions; it is the fabric, the texture that makes Luther a figura with the...
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