Dangerous Memory: An Antiracist Political Theology of the Cross

The dangerous memory of the crucified and risen Jesus confronts the “lie” of racism, past and present. The cross and resurrection disrupt our forgetfulness about the lie and awaken memory of our complicity in the reality of racism and its ongoing diminishment of the lives of racially-minoritized peo...

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Main Author: Gench, Roger J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2022
In: Interpretation
Year: 2022, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-50
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Cross of Christ / Resurrection / Memory / Racism / Lie / Anti-racism / Political theology
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HC New Testament
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Resurrection
B Antiracism
B Cross
B Community Organizing
B Lie
B Political Theology
B Racism
B Dangerous Memory
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Summary:The dangerous memory of the crucified and risen Jesus confronts the “lie” of racism, past and present. The cross and resurrection disrupt our forgetfulness about the lie and awaken memory of our complicity in the reality of racism and its ongoing diminishment of the lives of racially-minoritized people. Indeed, the dangerous memory embodied in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus creates tension that evokes a relational and agitational community of resistance to racist ideas and policies.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643211051124