Beyond the Rivers of Ethiopia by
A brief exploration of Africans in the Bible.
Biblical Hermeneutics of Liberation: Modes of Reading the Bible in the South African Context by
In this work West critically examines a range of liberationist approaches to the Bible--including those by black, feminist and Latin American liberation theologians.
The Bible in Africa: Transactions, Trajectories, and Trends by
A glimpse of the Bible as it is read in Africa and what African biblical scholars are up to explores the myriad ways Africans have made the Bible their own. Contains the most comprehensive bibliography on the Bible in Africa available in print.
Biblical Interpretation in African Perspective by
Examines the history of biblical interpretation in Africa - specifically with interpretation of the passages using African cultural hermeneutics. This work maintains that all these various interpretations of the Bible have their origin in Africa.
Kimbanguism: An African Understanding of the Bible (Online) by
Provides a contextual history of the religion's origins and development, compares Kimbanguism with other African-initiated churches and with earlier movements of political and spiritual liberation, and explores the implicit and explicit racial dynamics of Christian identity that inform church leaders and lay practitioners.
African Biblical Studies: Unmasking Embedded Racism and Colonialism in Biblical Studies by
Argues that the emergence of biblical studies as a discipline in the West coincides with, and benefits from, the establishment of the colonial project that included African colonization.
The Bible, Centres and Margins: Dialogues Between Postcolonial African and British Biblical Scholars by
A collection of expressions from both emerging and established biblical scholars in the United Kingdom and (predominantly) southern African states. Divided into three sets of papers, these contributions range from the injustices of colonialism to postcolonial critical readings of texts, suppression and appropriation; each section complete with a responding essay.
The Blessing of Africa: The Bible and African Christianity by
Traces the story of biblical Africa. Coming to the modern era, he examines the achievements of African Christianity and visionary efforts to adapt and reclaim Christianity for the African context.
Postcolonial Perspectives in African Biblical Interpretations by
Foregrounds biblical interpretation within the African history of colonial contact. While employing feminist/womanist, postcolonial, Afrocentric, social engagement, creative writing, reconstruction, and HIV/AIDS perspectives, the authors all engage with empire in their own ways: in specific times, forms, and geography.
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