Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Book Reviews

Book Reviews BOOK REVIEWS Virginia Fabella MM & R.S. Sugirtharajah (eds.), Dictionary of Third World Theologies, Maryknoll/New York: Orbis books, 2000, 261 pp., ISBN 1-57075-234-6 US$ 50.00 This dictionary is an encyclopedic work about Third World theological concerns and issues, written by Third World authors. The editors decided to adopt the term Third Worldcf. the term Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT)-`because it still encapsulates a particular way of existence and experience. We find it a suitable semantic metaphor to convey a relationship, especially the unequal relationship that exists between strong and weak' (XXII). Until recently dictionary production was largely regarded as a Western enterprise. It is very good to observe that this is changing. As an Euro- pean, I wholeheartedly agree with the following view of the editors: 'This dictionary inhabits a transitional moment, a moment in which the former recipients turn into dispensers of their own knowledge. In this sense, it is worth noting that no theological dictionary of this kind exists. We cel- ebrate this significant historical phase' (XXI). Over 100 Third World Theologians (of whom some are living in the First World) wrote together over 125 articles: from 'Aboriginal theology' to 'Worship/rituals'. Some of these articles http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Exchange Brill

Book Reviews

Exchange , Volume 30 (2): 15 – Jan 1, 2001

Loading next page...
 
/lp/brill/book-reviews-Q6tpI0FnX5

References

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0166-2740
eISSN
1572-543X
DOI
10.1163/157254301x00110
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

BOOK REVIEWS Virginia Fabella MM & R.S. Sugirtharajah (eds.), Dictionary of Third World Theologies, Maryknoll/New York: Orbis books, 2000, 261 pp., ISBN 1-57075-234-6 US$ 50.00 This dictionary is an encyclopedic work about Third World theological concerns and issues, written by Third World authors. The editors decided to adopt the term Third Worldcf. the term Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT)-`because it still encapsulates a particular way of existence and experience. We find it a suitable semantic metaphor to convey a relationship, especially the unequal relationship that exists between strong and weak' (XXII). Until recently dictionary production was largely regarded as a Western enterprise. It is very good to observe that this is changing. As an Euro- pean, I wholeheartedly agree with the following view of the editors: 'This dictionary inhabits a transitional moment, a moment in which the former recipients turn into dispensers of their own knowledge. In this sense, it is worth noting that no theological dictionary of this kind exists. We cel- ebrate this significant historical phase' (XXI). Over 100 Third World Theologians (of whom some are living in the First World) wrote together over 125 articles: from 'Aboriginal theology' to 'Worship/rituals'. Some of these articles

Journal

ExchangeBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2001

There are no references for this article.