{"product_id":"syncretism-and-christian-tradition-ross-kane-9780197532195","title":"Syncretism and Christian Tradition: Race and Revelation in the Study of Religious Mixture","description":"Syncretism has been a part of Christianity from its very beginning, when early Christians expressed Jesus' Aramaic teachings in the Greek language. Defined as the phenomena of religious mixture, syncretism carries a range of connotations. In Christian theology, use of syncretism shifted from a compliment during the Reformation to an outright insult in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The term has a history of being used as a neutral descriptor, a pejorative marker, and even a celebration of indigenous agency. Its differing uses indicate the challenges of interpreting religious mixture, challenges which today relate primarily to race and revelation. Despite its pervasiveness across religious traditions, syncretism is poorly understood and often misconceived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoss Kane argues that the history of syncretism's use accentuates wider interpretive problems, drawing attention to attempts by Christian theologians to protect the category of divine revelation from perceived human interference. Kane shows how the fields of religious studies and theology have approached syncretism with a racialized imagination still suffering the legacies of European colonialism. \u003cem\u003eSyncretism and Christian Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the concept of race figures into dominant religious traditions associated with imperialism, and reveals how syncretism can act a vital means of the Holy Spirit's continuing revelation of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197532195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197532195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Ross Kane","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443298840831,"sku":"9780197532195","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4256058f-bc7b-4c6b-8439-7fd69f421d90.jpg?v=1777204571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/syncretism-and-christian-tradition-ross-kane-9780197532195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}