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About the book
Red Ochre Theology provides insights into the authors Spiritual journey in the development of an Aboriginal theology which involves an ancient spirituality and cultural tradition that enables a lived experience of the Creator Spirit, with people and with creation. This is nourished by a deep longing for justice, wholeness and a resistance that gives priority to the cultural lens of an Aboriginal faith perspective of trauma, survival, and to the principles of restorative of justice. It highlights the considerable contributions made by Aboriginal people in the translation of the bible, the rise and fall of significant Aboriginal church leaders and acknowledging current and future generations of Aboriginal theologians. This Aboriginal theology sides with the powerless against the powerful and seeks to speak truth to power drawing its inspiration from the prophetic path in the biblical narratives and the Ancestral Narratives. It challenges Christians to consider what it means to be Christ’s Ambassadors in taking up the Cross and the cost of discipleship. It is a must read.
About the author
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray is the Academic Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies at the University of Queensland. Professor Pattel-Gray has an earned Ph.D. from the University of Sydney awarded in 1995 in the Studies of Religion with the major focus on Aboriginal Religion and Spirituality plus a Doctor of Divinity from India awarded in 1997. She is a recognized scholar, theologian, activist and prolific writer with many chapters and authored publications. Professor Anne Pattel-Gray is a descendant of the Bidjara and Nguri Nations in Queensland and a renowned Aboriginal leader within Australia – nationally and internationally. She is a member of the Institute of Indigenous Knowledge at Melbourne University – Indigenous Advisory Board and a Fellow of The Wesley Centre in Melbourne. She is also the chair of the Asia/Pacific Indigenous Scholars Network and the founding chair of the National Indigenous Ecumenical Council in Australia. She is currently appointed Commissioner to the World Council of Churches (WCC), Commission for World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) and a member of the Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network. Professor Pattel-Gray is a recognised expert in decolonising biblical narratives and developing Indigenous theology, reinterpreting biblical narratives through an Indigenous cultural lens, she brings significant insights into the cultural knowledge and religious life of Aboriginal people and Blak women’s perspective, exposing historical truth of colonisation and missionisation and its impact on Aboriginal Nations peoples of Australia.
