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Messianism Against Christology

Resistance Movements, Folk Arts, and Empire

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: New Approaches to Religion and Power (NARP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
  2. Wildlands Memorialization: Messianism Mapped

    • James W. Perkinson
    Pages 1-23
  3. Insurgent Beat: Messianic Decay and Vision Quest

    • James W. Perkinson
    Pages 165-198
  4. Erratum

    • James W. Perkinson
    Pages E1-E4
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 199-245

About this book

Messianism Against Christology: Resistance Movements, Folk Arts and Empire is a work committed to re-thinking the Christian tradition from the point of view of messianic movements of eco-sustainability and social justice rather than magnified individuals.  Framed by considerations of political struggle and insurgent folk art in contemporary Detroit and ancient Ethiopia, the work concentrates its attention on the biblical tradition, teasing out memories of pastoral nomad resistance not entirely erased by the repressions of agricultural empires, that are revitalized in the prophetic movements of Elijah, the Baptist and Jesus.  It also underscores the relevance of these “little tradition” practices for eco-politics and indigenous solidarity efforts today.  

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James Perkinson, Professor of Ethics and Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theological Seminary, USA.

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