A Critical Introduction to Religion in the Ameri – Bridging the Liberation Theo…

A Critical Introduction to Religion in the AmericasBridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide\nAuthor(s): Michelle A. Gonzalez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479853069, 978-1479853069\nSynopsis\nA Critical Introduction to Religion in\n the Americas argues\n that we cannot understand religion in the Americas without understanding its\n marginalized communities. Despite frequently voiced doubts among religious\n studies scholars, it makes the case that theology, and particularly liberation\n theology, is still useful, but it must be reframed to attend to the ways in\n which religion is actually experienced on the ground. That is, a liberation\n theology that assumes a need to work on behalf of the poor can seem out of\n touch with a population experiencing huge Pentecostal and Charismatic growth,\n where the focus is not on inequality or social action but on individual\n relatio.