In Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic: Indigenous Theology beyond Hierarchical Worldmaking, Tore Johnsen unpacks the theological significance of North Sámi indigenous Christianity, demonstrating how the tension between Sámi nature-centered Christianity and official Norwegian Lutheranism has broad theological relevance. Focusing on Christian cosmological orientation, the author argues that this is not fully given within the Christian faith itself. It is partly shaped by the religio-philosophical frameworks that various historical receptions of Christianity were filtered through. The author substantiates that two different types of Christian cosmological orientation are negotiated in the North Sámi Christian experience: one reflecting a Sámi historical reception of Christianity primarily filtered through the egalitarian world intuition of the Sámi indigenous tradition; another reflecting official Norwegian Lutheranism, primarily filtered through a Greek hierarchical world construct passed down among European intellectual elites. The argument is developed through thick description of local everyday Christianity among reindeer herding, river, and sea Sámi communities in Finnmark, Norway; through critical engagement with historical and contemporary Lutheranism; and through constructive dialogue with African and Native American theologies. The author suggests that the egalitarian, multi-relational logic of Sámi nature-centered Christianity points beyond the hierarchical binaries delimiting much of the theological imagination of dominant Christian theologies.
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Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic unpacks the theological significance of North Sámi indigenous Christianity (Norway). Through thick description, critical analysis, and dialogue with African and Native American theologies, a nature-centered Christian paradigm is suggested.
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IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter One: Christian Worldmaking Reconsidered: The Sámi Arctic SpeaksChapter Two: Doing Decolonial Theology in the European ArcticPart I: Historical AnalysisChapter Three: Deconstructing Historical Lutheran Discourses on the Sámi TraditionPart II: Qualitative AnalysisChapter Four: The Enacted Faith of Sámi Nature-centered ChristianityChapter Five: The Religio-philosophical Framing of Local Sámi Everyday ChristianityPart III: Theological AnalysisChapter Six: Theological Analysis through the Lens of African and Native American TheologiesChapter Seven: Blessing Liturgy and Cosmological Orientation: A Critical Conversation with Norwegian LutheranismChapter Eight: Christian Theology beyond Hierarchical Worldmaking: Sámi ContributionsAppendicesAppendix 1: List of Research ParticipantsAppendix 2: North Sámi-English GlossaryAppendix 3: Invitation Letter and Consent FormAppendix 4: Interview GuideBibliographyIndex
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ISBN
9781793652935
Publisert
2022-07-31
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Lexington Books
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599 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Engelsk
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320

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Biographical note

Sámi theologian Rev. Dr. Tore Johnsen is associate proffesor at KUN/VID Tromsø, Faculty of Theology, Diaconia and Leadership Studies, VID Specialized University, Norway.