Jubilee as Restoration of Eco-Relationality: A Decolonial Theological Critique of ‘Land Expropriation without Compensation’ in South Africa

Kaunda, Chammah J.; Kaunda, Mutale M.

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“…Leviticus 25 has therefore been recruited into efforts not only to redistribute and return stolen lands, but also to reimagine the relationship between humans and land along more indigenous and environmentally sustainable lines (e.g. Kaunda and Kaunda 2019).…”

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Leviticus 25’s History of Inspiring Freedom as a Moral Challenge to Literary-Historical Interpretation

Watts

2022

Biblical Interpret.

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Though Leviticus 25’s description of the Jubilee sounds unrealistically utopian to many biblical scholars, the Jubilee ideal has stimulated many movements for freedom and economic reform in the last 500 years. It most famously motivated enslaved people to resist and abolitionists to challenge the institution of slavery. Today it continues to inspire reform movements for land redistribution and fair housing, for sovereign debt relief, and for developing environmentally sustainable economies. The contrast between scholarly assessments of the chapter’s meaning in its literary and ancient historical contexts and its proven power to inspire movements for freedom that were unimaginable to its writers poses a moral challenge to the conventional methods of biblical scholarship. This article describes the Jubilee’s ideological context in four historical settings: in Israel’s ancient Middle Eastern political economy, in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century movement to abolish slavery, in contemporary movements for economic reform, and in modern biblical studies to explore how biblical scholars can credibly account for the chapter’s historical and contemporary power to inspire mass freedom movements in their descriptions of the meaning of Leviticus 25.

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Section: The Jubilee In Contemporary Political and Economic Rhetoricmentioning

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Leviticus 25’s History of Inspiring Freedom as a Moral Challenge to Literary-Historical Interpretation

Watts

2022

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“…Man is mortal and only God is eternal . Allah is the only one who can be relied on and true happiness is dependence on Him not to the nobles (Kaunda & Kaunda, 2019). Based on the explanation above, liberation from the poverty of the people will be real if the people believe in Allah alone.…”

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Transformation As The Church's Efforts To Overcome Poverty In Indonesia Based On PSALM 146:1-10

Sihotang

2023

IJHESS

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In this case the author proposes a solution based on Psalm 146:1-10, namely that the church carries out transformation as an effort to overcome major problems in Indonesia. The method used is qualitative research which includes library research with critical historical theory, namely form criticism (sitz im leben). The Psalms were sung in communion with the nation of Israel. In particular, surah 146 is read to strengthen the hope that humans will only believe in Allah, while rejecting the power of the nobles. The nobles mentioned by the Psalmist had various unavoidable weaknesses, referring to their limitations. The psalmist reminds us again that the God in question is the God of Jacob. God is almighty and remains faithful in fulfilling His covenant, namely liberation. God will save everyone who asks for His help like one of human ancestors, Jacob. The psalmist praises that as God freed Jacob, so God also freed the Israelites from oppression. In Israel's history, God's submission was manifested through Israel's kings. God chose the kings of Israel to be tools or agents to carry out God's plan or vision of liberation. The novelty of this research is that churches in Indonesia with real commitment will be able to solve the big problem, namely poverty in Indonesia. Likewise, churches in the world will be able to solve global problems. This church-centered approach relies on the church's ability to fight poverty more effectively than other institutions. The church is an institution that has the resources to provide solutions to big problems. By mobilizing churches in all corners of Indonesia, churches can reach communities and the specific needs of the poor

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The Fall of Statues? Contested Heritage, Public Space and Urban Planning

2021

Planning Theory & Practice

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Jubilee as Restoration of Eco-Relationality: A Decolonial Theological Critique of ‘Land Expropriation without Compensation’ in South Africa

Cited by 3 publications

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Leviticus 25’s History of Inspiring Freedom as a Moral Challenge to Literary-Historical Interpretation

Leviticus 25’s History of Inspiring Freedom as a Moral Challenge to Literary-Historical Interpretation

Transformation As The Church's Efforts To Overcome Poverty In Indonesia Based On PSALM 146:1-10

The Fall of Statues? Contested Heritage, Public Space and Urban Planning

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