Kathleen McCallie

Broschiertes Buch

Spirituality beyond Borders

Beschreibung

How do international encounters in Nicaragua connect spiritual formation and liberation theology to transform communities? Seekers of justice from around the world found inspiration in the Nicaraguan revolution and struggle for freedom. After recognizing the patronizing, neocolonial structure of missionary models of aid, pastor Leslie Penrose founded a nonprofit organization, JustHope, with core values of solidarity, mutuality, collaboration, and sustainability in partnership. Hundreds of participants have joined this quest to enact the compassionate and just ethics of the Hebrew prophets and the liberating power of Jesus. Inspiring stories of Nicaraguan-led creativity exploring a new future with volunteers from the U.S. are told by pastoral theologian and ethicist Kathleen McCallie. Framed as an interdisciplinary case study of seminary students traveling for solidarity to explore social justice with JustHope, the book offers glimpses of one group's journey. Readers explore possibilities for an international partnership between U.S. volunteers and Nicaraguan community organizers. The Nicaraguan base-community model offers critiques of and alternatives to the church in the U.S. and neoliberal development. McCallie contributes to academic and activist discourses about dismantling abusive theology, racism, sexism, and U.S. hegemony.

Autor

Kathleen McCallie is associate professor of ministerial leadership and ethics at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is ordained in the United Church of Christ and is founding pastor of Church of the Open Arms UCC in Oklahoma City. McCallie's partnership with friends in Nicaragua began after she first traveled there with Leslie Penrose in 1994.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pickwick Publications
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 457g
• ISBN-13: 9781666782431
• ISBN-10: 1666782432
• Artikelnr.: 71000218