Dangerous Memory: An Antiracist Political Theology of the Cross
The dangerous memory of the crucified and risen Jesus confronts the “lie” of racism, past and present. The cross and resurrection disrupt our forgetfulness about the lie and awaken memory of our complicity in the reality of racism and its ongoing diminishment of the lives of racially-minoritized peo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2022, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jesus Christus
/ Cross of Christ
/ Resurrection
/ Memory
/ Racism
/ Lie
/ Anti-racism
/ Political theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Resurrection
B Antiracism B Cross B Community Organizing B Lie B Political Theology B Racism B Dangerous Memory |
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| Summary: | The dangerous memory of the crucified and risen Jesus confronts the “lie” of racism, past and present. The cross and resurrection disrupt our forgetfulness about the lie and awaken memory of our complicity in the reality of racism and its ongoing diminishment of the lives of racially-minoritized people. Indeed, the dangerous memory embodied in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus creates tension that evokes a relational and agitational community of resistance to racist ideas and policies. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00209643211051124 |