The image is a book cover of: Beatrice Green, and Keiti Ann Kanongata’a (eds.), Weaving Theology in Oceania: Culture, Context and Practice (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020). What type of theology is being written/published in Oceania? What is the distinctive Oceanic voice and what does this voice contribute to the Christian faith? A few years back,… Theology in/of Oceania
The above image is FALE SA “CHCH” (1999) by Michael Tuffery, and housed at “Christchurch Art Gallery/Te Puna o Waiwhetū.” “Fale sa” means “holy house” or “cathedral” and “CHCH” is a short hand reference to Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch Cathedral was a massive Gothic-revival stone building that was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes. Tuffery depicts… Indigenous Theologies on ResearchGate.Net
The above image is “Diaspora Cultures: This is Not a Coconut” (2012), by Saumolia Puapuaga. H/T to Jason Goroncy for the reference. It expresses well the commodification of a coconut, its reduction to its parts and encased in a can of efficient production. Coconut Theology (the original text of which is cited in full below)… Coconut Theology: Contextual Theology?
The image is of the main altar in St. Joseph’s Church, Hiruharama (Jerusalem), Whanganui River, New Zealand. Photo taken by Robert Thomson. It is part of the “Hehu Karaiti: Jesus Christ of the Māori” blog post on The Jesus Question. Anderson, Jean. “Redeeming the Redeemer Representations of an Indigenous Christ in James K. Baxter’s ‘The… Māori Theologies
The image is from the initiative by Whitley College, a college of the University of Divinity, in partnership with NAIITS, to explore theology, history and the practice of ministry from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and world Indigenous perspectives. In 2021, the University of Divinity also launched the School of Indigenous Studies. The below references… The Shape of Indigenous Theologies
The image is by Jasmine Corowa and is an encapsulating statement of Rainbow Spirit theology (see reference below). It is more than common to see reference to indigenous Christian theologies as “only focused on one issue,” i.e., framed only by colonial histories, meaning that local theologies continue to focus on the West as the key… Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theologies
The image is from JusticeInfo.net on the need for Indigenous reparations See the special issue of NAIITS: Aldred, Ray. “The Land, Treaty, and Spirituality: Communal Identity Inclusive of Land.” Journal of NAIITS 17 (2019): 1–17. Brett, Mark, and Naomi Wolfe. “Land and the Responsibility to Protect Immigrants: Reflecting on Aboriginal Tradition and the Hebrew Bible.”… Indigenous Theologies of Land/Place