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R. S. Sugirtharajah

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Rasiah S. Sugirtharajah, known as R. S. Sugirtharajah, is a biblical hermeneuticist and an emeritus professor at the University of Birmingham. He is known for his work in developing the field of postcolonial biblical criticism.

Biography

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Born in Sri Lanka, Sugirtharajah pursued his Bachelor of Divinity[1] and Master of Theology[1] degrees at United Theological College, Bangalore (affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College) in India before completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Birmingham in England.[2] He is best known for his work in introducing postcolonial criticism to the study of the Bible, in works such as Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism[3] and Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation.[4] He is also known for bringing to the foreground marginalized voices which are rarely heard in mainstream studies of Christianity.[5]

In 2009, a volume was published in Sugirtharajah's honour entitled Postcolonial Interventions.[6]

Works

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  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (1991). Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World. London: SPCK. ISBN 978-0-281-04506-8.
  • Sugirthharajah, R. S. (1993). Asian Faces of Jesus. Maryknoll, N. Y.: Orbis Books. ISBN 978-0-883-44833-5.
  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (1998). Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism: Contesting the Interpretations. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. ISBN 978-1-85075-973-7.
  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2002). Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-875269-1.
  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2005). The Bible and Empire: Postcolonial Explorations. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82493-4.
  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2013). The Bible and Asia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-72646-8.
  • Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2018). Jesus in Asia. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-05113-3.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the graduate course, p.36; Postgraduate course, p.110.
  2. ^ "Professor R. S. Sugirtharajah". Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ Sugirtharajah, R. S. (1998). Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism: Contesting the Interpretations. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. ISBN 978-1-85075-973-7.
  4. ^ Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2002). Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-875269-1.
  5. ^ Sugirtharajah, R. S. (1991). Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World. London: SPCK. ISBN 978-0-281-04506-8.
  6. ^ Liew, Tat-Siong Benny, ed. (2009). Postcolonial Interventions: Essays in Honor of R. S. Sugirtharajah. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Phoenix Press. ISBN 978-1-906055-70-7.