Colossians Remixed : Subverting the Empire
Drawing together biblical scholarship with a passion for authentic lives that embody the gospel, this groundbreaking interpretation of Colossians from Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat provides us with tools to subvert the empire of our own context in a way that acknowledges the transforming power of Jesus Christ
1 online resource (258 pages)
9780830899937, 0830899936
1048928597
Cover; Praise for ""Colossians Remix""; Title Page; Dedication & Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART ONE Context Remixed; Placing Ourselves; 2 Colossians and Disquieted Globalization; 3 Placing Colossians; 4 Contexted Fruitfulness in the Shadow of Empire; PART TWO Truth Remixed; 5 Subversive Poetry and Contested Imagination; 6 Regimes of Truth and the Word of Truth; 7 What Is Truth?; 8 Faithful Improvisation and Idolatrous Lies; PART THREE Praxis Remixed; 9 An Ethic of Secession; 10 An Ethic of Community; 11 An Ethic of Liberation; 12 A Suffering Ethic; Bibliography; Author Index. Subject IndexScripture Index; More Titles from InterVarsity Press