Textually conjoined twins: Rammohun Roy and Thomas Jefferson and their Bibles -- Salvos from the Victorian pulpit: conscription of texts by Victorian preachers during the Indian rebellion of 1857 -- Thorns in the crown: the subversive and complicit hermeneutics of John Colenso of Natal and James Long of Bengal -- Texts and Testament: the Hebrew scriptures in colonial context -- Imperial fictions and biblical narratives: entertainment and exegesis in colonial novels
Summary
At a time of renewed interest in Empire, this stimulating volume explores the complex relationship between the Bible and the colonial enterprise, and examines some overlooked aspects of this relationship. Sugirtharajah offers both practical and theoretical insights, providing compelling evidence of the continuing importance of postcolonial discourse for biblical studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-241) and indexes
