Radical Otherness: Sociological and Theological Approaches by David Harris (Engl

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Issues of race, gender, nationality and religion have been the breeding ground of conflict and oppression throughout history. This book provides an engaging assessment of the dangers of defining the self against the other.

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The problem of otherness is central to debates in both the social sciences and theology. To define the other – by colour, gender, politics, nationality, or religion – is to define the self. Othering has been used through history as a justification for boundary-setting, for conflict and for oppression. Radical Otherness presents a broad overview of otherness in both sociology and theology. The book reveals how social theory can illuminate many contemporary issues in theology, whilst the examination of theological methods can shed light on problematic issues in sociology. The discussion of issues in Radical Otherness moves from the personal to the political, to the hermeneutic, to the ultimate otherness of metaphysics. At each stage, discussion of theory is grounded in concrete examples. The book offers students of ethics, theology, and sociology of religion a clear and engaged assessment of otherness, and opens up new ways for investigating a concept central to the study of both religion and society.

Author Biography

Dave Harris is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Sport, PE and Leisure at the College of St Mark and John, Plymouth. Lisa Isherwood is Professor of Feminist Liberation Theologies and Director of Theological Partnerships at the University of Winchester.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Radical otherness: A socio/theological Investigation 1. Otherness, Outsiders and Larger Tents 2. The Politics of Otherness 3. The Hermeneutics of Otherness 4. Consuming Others 5. Otherness as metatheoretical/physical problem: backgrounding the foreground Conclusion

Review

"The multifaceted dialogue between a sociologist and a theologian points to new avenues of thinking about our relationship and accountability toward the Other. I recommend this remarkable text enthusiastically." – Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts"This volume represents an important advance in the analysis of otherness and difference, for the way in which it approaches a topic that demands an interdisciplinary approach." – Christopher Craig Brittain, University of Aberdeen

Long Description

"The multifaceted dialogue between a sociologist and a theologian points to new avenues of thinking about our relationship and accountability toward the Other. I recommend this remarkable text enthusiastically." - Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA "This volume represents an important advance in the analysis of otherness and difference, for the way in which it approaches a topic that demands an interdisciplinary approach." - Christopher Craig Brittain, University of Aberdeen, UK The problem of otherness is central to debates in both the social sciences and theology. To define the other - by colour, gender, politics, nationality, or religion - is to define the self. Othering has been used through history as a justification for boundary-setting, for conflict and for oppression. Radical Otherness presents a broad overview of otherness in both sociology and theology. The book reveals how social theory can illuminate many contemporary issues in theology, whilst the examination of theological methods can shed light on problematic issues in sociology. The discussion of issues in Radical Otherness moves from the personal to the political, to the hermeneutic, to the ultimate otherness of metaphysics. At each stage, discussion of theory is grounded in concrete examples. The book offers students of ethics, theology, and sociology of religion a clear and engaged assessment of otherness, and opens up new ways for investigating a concept central to the study of both religion and society.

Review Quote

"The multifaceted dialogue between a sociologist and a theologian points to new avenues of thinking about our relationship and accountability toward the Other. I recommend this remarkable text enthusiastically." - Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts "This volume represents an important advance in the analysis of otherness and difference, for the way in which it approaches a topic that demands an interdisciplinary approach." - Christopher Craig Brittain, University of Aberdeen

Details ISBN1844657213 Author Lisa Isherwood Short Title RADICAL OTHERNESS Series Gender, Theology and Spirituality Language English ISBN-10 1844657213 ISBN-13 9781844657216 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2013 Imprint Acumen Publishing Ltd Subtitle Sociological and Theological Approaches Place of Publication Durham Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.6 Publication Date 2013-11-30 Series Number 14 UK Release Date 2013-11-30 AU Release Date 2013-11-30 NZ Release Date 2013-11-30 Pages 196 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative 9781844657223 Audience General We've got this

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