Description
Book SynopsisAt a moment of notably rising levels of anti-Asian hate, this book offers antiracist resources informed by Asian/North American feminist theology and biblical scholarship. Although there exist scholarly books and articles on Asian American theology (broadly defined) have proliferated in response to the current ethical, political, and cultural environment have been prolific, there have been few concerted efforts to interrogate or dismantle anti-Asian racism inseparable from anti-black racism, and white settler colonialism that have often undermined the communal spirit and livelihood of Christian churches in the current political climate. In the current political climate, COVID-related anti-Asian hate and racial conflict, which all intersect with gender and sexuality-based violence, require theological, moral, and political inquiries. Hence, this book notes the current paucity of work with critical discussions on the multiple facets of racism from Asian American feminist theological perspectives. Contributors deepen the inter/transdisciplinary approaches concerning how to dismantle racist theological teachings, biblical interpretations, liturgical presentations, and the Christian church’s leadership structure.
Table of Contents1 Introduction: Problematizing a Problem
Part I Settler Colonialism, Anti-Black Racism, and Anti-Asian Racism
2 America, the New Jerusalem, and Anti-immigrant Discourse
3 Waves of Memory and Possibility: Remembering New Songs, Re-forming Old Ones as Asian Settlers
4 The Cosmopolitics of Belonging: Model Minority Superheroes and Theological Imagination
5 An Antiracist and Antiwar Feminist Theology: When the US Military Empire Divides Us
Part II Cross-Racial and Cross-Border Solidarity
6 Intimate Encounters at the Unhomely Home: Reading Morrison’s
Home and the Gospel of John’s Homecoming Story
7 Beyond Siloed Solidarity: The Place of Asian Americans in the Struggle for Racial Justice
8 The Confines of “Antiracism” Work in the Intersectional Realities of “Anti-Asian” Violence
Part III Rereading Memories and Creative Activism
9 Tasting Me/You: Sensory-Affective Multiracial Identity Formations
10 Toward Solidarity-Creating Narratives: Anti-Racist Identity Formation in Korean Immigrant Churches
11 Under the Master’s Table: An Anti-darkness and Caste Interpretation of the Canaanite Woman
12 Who Is Family? Where Asian North American Christians Are in Empathizing with Black People
