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Liburd, Amica Maritza 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3773-7641
(2024).
Towards a livity gospel hermeneutic for youth in the postcolonial Caribbean.
University of Birmingham.
Ph.D.
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Abstract
The New Testament serves as a vital resource for Christian Education within the Postcolonial Caribbean. Formerly, scholars have examined the effects of coloniality on the ways in which the region interacts with scripture. However, I advocate for the use of such insights among young people whose critical engagement with scripture at this stage in their life can inculcate more robust and emancipatory faith experiences.
The Pastoral Epistles offer insight into the ways in which women served as moral educators among young people in the Early Church. Such women included Lois and Eunice whose authentic faith indicated an embodiment of “life in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 1:1b). Using scripture, they helped to prepare youth for ongoing discipleship as adults. This thesis uses 2 Timothy 1:1-7 as a test case to examine the Christian education practices among youth of the Early Church. Postcolonial optics alongside the historical-critical and other methods help to establish a biblical foundation for the creation of a Livity Gospel Hermeneutic (LGH). This hermeneutic describes a reading strategy for nurturing “life in Christ Jesus” among young people as they engage both the biblical text and the rich text of Caribbean experience.
This research examines how young people in the postcolonial Caribbean generate meaning through their interaction with the New Testament. With such insight, another approach to reading the New Testament with young people is tendered as a potentially emancipatory hermeneutic for stimulating Christian maturity among youth in the 21st Century Caribbean.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges > College of Arts & Law | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Department of Theology and Religion | |||||||||
| Funders: | Other | |||||||||
| Other Funders: | Methodist Church in Britain, Global Relationships Committee- World Mission Fund | |||||||||
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BS The Bible |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/15544 |
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