The Challenge of Christian Responsibility in Times of War and Violence
The Case of Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14948670 |
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| Authors | Anita Nesiah (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-81 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/096673500201100108 |
| OpenAlex | W2045161034 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Christians and Christian Feminists have to respond to a whole variety of circumstances. This article asks whether the liberation theology that arose from the political struggles and violence of Latin America can be read onto the situation in Sri Lanka. The reality of war challenges male-centred doctrines of a 'just war', which ignore the many injustices of any war. Women and men are raped both in conquest and in custody Children are dispersed, orphaned, and turn to begging or prostitution, or take up arms. Christians tend to retreat to liturgical solutions, while secular women's organizations face the need to rebuild society. The article challenges the churches to join in the dual task of reflecting on the real traumas of war in the light of theology, and rebuilding the bloodstained, shattered community
Begging · Criminology · Ethnology · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · Law · Religion, Society, and Development
| Highly cited | No |
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