THEO 3610 Study Guide - Final Guide: Theodicy, Ramadan, Chung Hyun Kyung
20 Dec 2017
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Zinn- genocide of natives did not need to happen, western life isn"t always better or more progressive than native life. Spanish did not get wealthier from columbus. Jesus was used to implement violence and domination. Native culture was destroyed in the process. Colonialism: when a country exploits another"s natural resources, the people, and services in order to benefit economically. The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. Describe the following popular images of christ in the sa l trinidad reading, brought by the. Spanish in their colonization of the native peoples: 1) the dolorous and defeated (or dead) Christ, 2) christ as a baby in his mother"s lap, 3) the celestial monarch christ and 4) the pacifist christ. Christ suffering= suffering as a virtue, brings one closer to god. Suffering servant (chooses to suffer) vs. colonized natives (forced to suffer)
