Abstract

This discussion considers the public role of Christianity in globalizing western materialism and with it, the virtue of hard work between late 19th and early 20th century industrialization of Africa. It will be argued first, that only through a thick description of Christianity is it possible to see the extent to which Europeans conquered, controlled, and weakened other cultures. Second, it reviews the use of biblical images of Exodus margins to the City of Jerusalem by Africans to raise awareness of the needs for an alternative moral theology for healing the planet.

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Theme

2020 Special Focus—Globalization and Social Movements: Familiar Patterns, New Constellations?

KEYWORDS

COLONIALISM, CHRISTIANITY, INDUSTRIALIZATION, EXODUS, HEALING, PLANET

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