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Embodying Aga Tausili
A Public Theology from Oceania
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2021
Summary
This book breaks new ground in the field of public theology by constructing a public theology which is built on interwoven cultural and Christian values. Writing from the Oceanian context (Samoa), Ah Siu-Maliko unpacks the complementary Samoan and Christian core values of service, respect, dialogue, love, and justice as the foundation for a values-centered response to the social realities confronting Oceania. Drawing on the indigenous research paradigm known as talanoa, the author grounds the public theology that emerges in extensive interviews with 75 Samoans from all walks of life—the “public” who are the subjects of public theology. The resulting framework is then applied to a specific social problem—the crisis of violence against women in Samoa. This pioneering contribution to public theology discourse opens up possibilities for similar contextual approaches to public theology not only across Oceania but around the world.
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2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0852-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0853-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
258
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List of Figures and Tables No access
Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Prologue No access Pages 1 - 22
Chapter 1 Public Theology No access Pages 23 - 46
Chapter 2 The Samoan Context No access Pages 47 - 60
Chapter 3 Interwoven Strands of Fa’asamoa No access Pages 61 - 94
Chapter 4 Listening to “the Public” No access Pages 95 - 110
Chapter 5 Talanoa about Aga Tausili (Core Values) No access Pages 111 - 142
Chapter 6 Talanoa about Public Theology No access Pages 143 - 178
Chapter 7 The Contours of a Samoan Values-Centered Public Theology No access Pages 179 - 192
Chapter 8 Case Study for a Samoan Public Theology No access Pages 193 - 218
