<p>issa Balasuriya, a Sri Lankan theologian already well known to English readers from his The Eucharist and Human Liberation, argues that over the past few centuries a world systeMof unjust relationships has been set up, to which the churches have contributed, not least as a result of some unexamined aspects of their theology. Traditional theology indeed still has many features which prevent its helping Christianity to play a liberating role in modern human life. It is culture-bound, church-centred, male- and age-dominated, pro-capitalist, anti-communist, over-theoretical and unrelated to the social contexts in which it is developed. To replace much that is now outdated and damaging, Fr Balasuriya puts forward the outline of a planetary theology which takes account of the spiritual needs of the whole world, seen in terms of north and south as well as east and west. He looks at the background to this theology, particularly in his native Asia, and then outlines the 'radical conversion' to which the churches are called, in worship, teaching, mission and social action. Not perhaps since John Taylor's Enough is Enough has there been such a clearly written, simple and demanding challenge to Western Christian churches, their priorities and their life-style.</p>

Planetary theology

Balasuriya, Tissa

Orbis Books

<p>For two thousand years the submissive figure of Mary, the mother of Jesus, has influenced the church's attitude toward women. Yet in the Gospels, Mary has a radical and challenging message for the powers that be. As a result, the study of Mary is of central importance for feminist and other liberation theologians.In 1990, Sri Lankan theologian and social activist, Tissa Balasuriya OMI, published his controversial and original Mary and Human Liberation. In January 1997 he was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church for his refusal to recant on the theological assumptions the book contains, and to sign a profession of faith delivered to him by the Committee for the Doctrine of the Faith.His excommunication has caused a storm of controversy in Christian and secular circles, mainly because of the lack of any public debate about the issues. In this book, the public debate takes place at last. Here Mary and Human Liberation is published for the first time in North America. Introduced by radical Catholic theologian Edmund Hill OP, edited by mariologist Helen Stanton, it sets out what happened, as well as the full correspondence between Balasuriya and the Vatican, some of it never published before. Tiss Balasuriya is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Mary Immaculate. His is Director of the Centre for Society and Religion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where his work for poor people has achieved world recognition. He is a founding member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians.</p>

Mary and Human Liberation: The Story and the Text

Religion & Spirituality

Stanton, Helen

Christian Books & Bibles

Trinity Pr Intl

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