Lived experiences and social transformations : : poetics, politics, and power relations in practical theology / / Radford, CL Wren.

• Superior document: Theology in practice ; Volume 11
• VerfasserIn: Radford, CL Wren,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Theology in practice ; Volume 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (269 pages)

Practices of sharing marginalised lived experiences are framed as providing insight into injustices; yet social inequalities influence whose experiences, and whose interpretations of these experiences, are seen as valid. Lived Experiences and Social Transformations analyses academic and activist encounters with lived experiences, arguing that these practices reinforce or disrupt power relations. Through the example of UK activists sharing their experiences of poverty, Wren Radford advocates for collaborative interventions that emphasise the critical, creative knowledges enmeshed in marginalised experiences. The book compellingly enacts this approach to practical theology; rooted in concrete issues and argued through poetic writing, artwork, and interdisciplinary sources.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / CL Wren Radford -- Copyright Page / CL Wren Radford -- Acknowledgements / CL Wren Radford -- Figures / CL Wren Radford -- Introduction / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 1 The Dynamics of Sharing Lived Experiences / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 2 Passionate Ambivalence / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 3 Tracing the Labyrinth / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 4 Disrupting Austerity Cultures of Judgement and Disbelief / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 5 Transformations in the Everyday / CL Wren Radford -- Chapter 6 Enacting Disruptive Encounters / CL Wren Radford -- Concluding / CL Wren Radford -- Bibliography / CL Wren Radford -- Index / CL Wren Radford.