Charles Pemberton
Between Ecclesiology and Ontology: A Response to Chris Allen on British Food Banks
Pemberton, Charles
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Abstract
The sociologist and theologian Chris Allen develops aspects of both Liberation and Postliberal theologies to launch a critique of the two dominant contemporary Christian responses to British food insecurity: food charity and food justice campaigning. Allen maps an alternative approach: a land activist Church that draws on its own historical counter-cultural practices and takes an oppositional stance to the contemporary state and market nexus. Drawing on the work of the Italian philosopher and political theorist Roberto Esposito, this essay argues that Allen's goals could be more fully realized by investigating with greater nuance Christian ontology, ecclesiology and the role of the state. Turning again to Allen's sources in this essay, the variety and potential of foodbank volunteering along with the legitimacy of food justice campaigns are critically reintegrated into a more radical project, a project which includes but is not limited to the sphere of the ecclesia.
Citation
Pemberton, C. (2019). Between Ecclesiology and Ontology: A Response to Chris Allen on British Food Banks. Political Theology, 20(1), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317x.2018.1509180
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 29, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 23, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jan 2, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Nov 29, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 23, 2020 |
Journal | Political Theology |
Print ISSN | 1462-317X |
Electronic ISSN | 1743-1719 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 85-101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317x.2018.1509180 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Political theology on 23 August 2018 available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317X.2018.1509180
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