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Christian Humanism in the Black Atlantic: The Case of Olaudah Equiano

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores Olaudah Equiano as a pivotal figure in the emergence of a Christian humanism forged within the Black Atlantic. Building on the analyses of Sylvia Wynter and Paul Gilroy, it examines how Equiano's The Interesting Narrative contests the racial figuration of the human that underwrote the development of racial capitalism and ...
Luke Bretherton
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Black Humanism: Sameness and Difference in Being Human and Being Black in the United Kingdom

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay outlines a variety of responses to a central question pertaining to Black humanism: namely, what does it mean to be a Black human, given the existence of systemic racism within the Body of Christ and in many White majority societies in the African Diaspora, in this case, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
Anthony G. Reddie
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This (Mortal) Christian Life: Growth in Grace and the Problem of Senescence

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Theological accounts of the Christian life attempt to describe the manner in which the Holy Spirit's communication of Christ's redemptive work engenders new ways of being in the world. Such descriptions normally entail, in one form or another, the conclusion that the Christian life is marked by progressive growth in grace, an upward spiral in ...
Daniel Lee Hill
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REIMAGINING BUSINESS ETHICS THROUGH CHIARA LUBICH’S ECONOMY OF COMMUNION: A PHILOSOPHICAL AND SPIRITUAL INQUIRY

open access: yesInternational Journal Multidisciplinary (IJMI)
Objective: The twenty-first century global economy is marked by ethical turbulence, characterized by corruption, inequality, labor exploitation, and environmental degradation. Mainstream capitalist paradigms, shaped by utilitarian rationality and the Protestant ethic, have prioritized profit and efficiency over human dignity and social cohesion ...
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On Theology and the “Overcoming” of Metaphysics: Falque, Betz, Heidegger, and Marion

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract John Betz and Emmanuel Falque have recently defined “metaphysics” as something intrinsic to the Christian faith. This faith, they claim, has always spoken metaphysically, until lately challenged by the likes of Heidegger and Marion. However, when we consider Heidegger and Marion's account, we find a completely different approach to metaphysics.
Matthew C. Kruger
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The Garden and the Gardener: Film, Creativity, and the Gift of Creation

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In his essay ‘From God the Artist to Man the Creator’, Jean‐Louis Chrétien considers the possibility that human creativity can participate in divine creativity. As created, creative beings, Chrétien suggests that our art and other creative enterprise may become a site for participation in God's act of creation. This article takes its lead from
James Lorenz
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