Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic 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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Indigenous Theology beyond Hierarchical Worldmaking
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781793652942
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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