Toward a Counternarrative Theology of Race and Whiteness

Studies in Philosophy of Race, Science Fiction Cinema, and Superhero Stories
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-99342-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

Reihe: Radical Theologies and Philosophies

This book argues that “race” and “whiteness” are central to the construction of the modern world. Constructive Theology needs to take them seriously as primary theological problems. In doing so, Constructive Theology must fundamentally change its approach, and draw from the emerging field of Philosophy of Race. Christopher M. Baker develops a genealogy of race that understands “whiteness” as a kind secular soteriology, and develops a counternarrative theological method informed by resources from Philosophy of Race. He then deploys that method to read science fiction cinema and superhero stories as cultural, racial, and theological documents that can be critically engaged and redeployed as counternarratives to dominant racial narratives.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Christopher M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Transzendentalphilosophie, Kritizismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Constructive Theology and Philosophy of Race, Part I.- 3. Constructive Theology and Philosophy of Race, Part II.- 4. Race, Whiteness, and Science Fiction Cinema.- 5. Race, Whiteness, and Superhero Stories.- 6. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher M. Baker holds a PhD in Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA and teaches Philosophy and Religious Studies at College of DuPage, USA