Theologies of the Non-Person The Formative Years of EATWOT

The coming together of theologians from the marginalized communities to form Ecumenical Association of the Third World Theologians (EATWOT) marked the end to a North Atlantic stranglehold of Christian theology. Theologians from the third world were prompted to create a collective space: a space where people could come together to work toward freedom, gender co-responsibility, and racial and ethnic equality. EATWOT also aimed to generate a theology that preserved the integrity of creation, and demanded respect and interfaith dialogue for the ultimate promotion of full humanity.

This book offers an interpretative history of the formative years of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians. This enquiry is framed within the current theological challenges confronted by the marginalized - those who were pushed aside and treated as invisible non-persons by the prevailing neoliberal economic order.

M.P. Joseph is originally from India and is currently a Professor of Ethics at Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Margins Dare to Speak
1. Conversation Among the Margins
2. From a Vision to a Reality
3. Continental Meetings
3.1. Ecumenical Dialogue of Third World Theologians, Dar es Salaam 1976
3.2. African Theology en Route: Pan African Conference of Third World Theologians, Accra, Ghana
3.3. Asia's Struggle for Full Humanity: Wennappuwa (Sri Lanka) Meeting
3.4. The Challenge of Basic Christian Communities: Sao Paulo meeting
3.5. Irruption of the Third World: A Challenge to Theology – International Conference, Delhi
3.6. Doing Theology in a Divided World: The Geneva meeting
3.7. Solidarity in the Struggle for Liberation
4. Constructive tension -the logic of dialogue and growth in perception
Conclusion: Theologies of the non-being relevant?