Christina Petterson Livres

Focusing on the intersection of New Testament studies and cultural theory, this book analyzes the Acts of the Apostles through the lens of imperial discourse. Christina Petterson examines themes such as ideology, gender, class, and empire across five chapters, arguing that Christianity is inherently linked to discourses of exploitation and discrimination. The work challenges readers to consider how these hierarchies shape the understanding of early Christian texts and their societal implications.

An engaging, well researched examination of the role played by Protestantism in the Danish colonization of Greenland

This volume consists of a critical commentary on the interactions between Marxism and theology.

Roland Boer and Christina Petterson here produce a critical survey showing that the rise of capitalist theory was shaped by the way different economic philosophers - Smith, Hobbes, Grotius, Malthus, Locke - - read the Bible.

What is secular biblical criticism? 'Secularism and Biblical Studies' presents a selection of essays that examine the nature of secular biblical studies and its hermeneutical principles.

Economic Realities in the First-Century World, Roland Boer and Christina Petterson investigate economic realities in the first century. Particular Christian writings responded to the economic instability and changing social relationships of a Roman world in crisis as slavery expanded, transforming the agricultural economy so that slave estates could supply the needs of the polis. Theoretically flexible and responsive to historical data, Boer and Petterson's use of Régulation theory takes seriously the centrality of agriculture in the ancient world and finds economic instability to be the norm, except for brief episodes of imposed stability. Book jacket.