Embodying Aga Tausili

Mercy Ah Su-Maliko

doi:10.5771/9781978708532

Embodying Aga Tausili

A Public Theology from Oceania

1. Edition 2021

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doi.org/10.5771/9781978708532
ISBN print: 978-1-9787-0852-5
ISBN online: 978-1-9787-0853-2
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

This book breaks new ground in the field of public theology by constructing a public theology which is built on interwoven cultural and Christian values. Writing from the Oceanian context (Samoa), Ah Siu-Maliko unpacks the complementary Samoan and Christian core values of service, respect, dialogue, love, and justice as the foundation for a values-centered response to the social realities confronting Oceania. Drawing on the indigenous research paradigm known as talanoa, the author grounds the public theology that emerges in extensive interviews with 75 Samoans from all walks of life—the “public” who are the subjects of public theology. The resulting framework is then applied to a specific social problem—the crisis of violence against women in Samoa. This pioneering contribution to public theology discourse opens up possibilities for similar contextual approaches to public theology not only across Oceania but around the world.

Schlagworte

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i–xii Preface i–xii
1–22 Prologue 1–22
23–46 Chapter 1 Public Theology 23–46
47–60 Chapter 2 The Samoan Context 47–60
61–94 Chapter 3 Interwoven Strands of Fa’asamoa 61–94
95–110 Chapter 4 Listening to “the Public” 95–110
111–142 Chapter 5 Talanoa about Aga Tausili (Core Values) 111–142
143–178 Chapter 6 Talanoa about Public Theology 143–178
179–192 Chapter 7 The Contours of a Samoan Values-Centered Public Theology 179–192
193–218 Chapter 8 Case Study for a Samoan Public Theology 193–218
219–224 Epilogue 219–224
225–248 Bibliography 225–248
249–256 Index 249–256
257–258 About the Author 257–258

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