A Postcolonial African American Re-reading of Colossians Identity, R
Written from an African American perspective, this work depicts the presentation of the gospel message to the first-century community of Colossae, their reception of it comparative to the presentation and reception of the same to the enslaved Africans of
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Postcolonialism and Religions The Postcolonialism and Religions series by its very name bridges the secular with the sacred through hybrid, interstitial, and contrapuntal inquiries. The series features the scholarship of indigenous scholars working at the intersections of postcolonial theories, theologies, and religions. The editors welcome authors around the world in an effort to move beyond and interrogate a historical North American and Euro-centric postcolonial studies disciplinary dominance. The series seeks to foster subaltern voices especially from Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the liquid continent. J. Jayakiran Sebastian is a presbyter of the Church of South India and H. George Anderson is professor of Mission and Cultures at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He has served as professor and chairperson of the Department of Theology and Ethics at the United Theological College in Bangalore. Joseph F. Duggan is a presbyter in the Episcopal Church and an Episcopal Church Foundation Academic Fellow. He is the founder of Postcolonial Networks and the Journal of Postcolonial Networks. Decolonizing the Body of Christ: Theology and Theory after Empire? Edited By David Joy and Joseph Duggan A Postcolonial African American Re-reading of Colossians: Identity, Reception, and Interpretation under the Gaze of Empire Annie Tinsley
A P os tc o lo ni a l A f r i ca n A m eri c a n R e-rea d i n g of C o lo ss i a ns Identity, Reception, and Interpretation under the Gaze of Empire
Annie Tins l ey
A POSTCOLONIAL AFRICAN AMERICAN RE-READING OF COLOSSIANS Copyright © Annie Tinsley, 2013. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-34877-7
All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–1–349–46769–3 ISBN 978–1–137–32615–7(eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137326157 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tinsley, Annie. A postcolonial African American re-reading of Colossians : identity, reception, and interpretation under the gaze of empire / Annie Tinsley, Shaw University Divinity School. pages cm 1. Bible.Colossians—Postcolonial criticism. 2. Bible. Colossians—Black interpretations. 3. Postcolonial theology. 4. Black theology. I. Title. BS2715.52.A98 2013 227⬘.706—dc23
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: August 2013 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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