Space and Place as a Topic for Public Theologies

Space and Place as a Topic for Public Theologies
Title Space and Place as a Topic for Public Theologies PDF eBook
Author LIT Verlag
Publisher LIT Verlag
Pages 260
Release 2022-08-09
Genre Religion
ISBN 3643964501

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Public theologies reflect on the contextuality of the Christian religion. Much of this contextuality is dependent on place: place as the culture and the society in which religions are situated, place as the position from where a theologian speaks, place as the biographical contingencies that shape people's lives. Moreover, public theologies ask for the contribution of Christian ethics to society, thereby shaping the social, cultural, and religious space to which they belong. The contributions in this volume analyse the categories of space and place in order to deepen the understanding of contextuality, thereby taking up some of the challenges presented by the so-called "spatial turn". Dr Thomas Wabel is Professor of Protestant Theology (Systematic Theology) at the University of Bamberg. Dr Katharina Eberlein-Braun is Assistant Professor of Protestant Theology (Systematic Theology) at the University of Bamberg. Torben Stamer is vicar of the Protestant Church of Northern Germany in Ludwigslust.

Power in Reformed Church Polity in Indonesian Churches

Power in Reformed Church Polity in Indonesian Churches
Title Power in Reformed Church Polity in Indonesian Churches PDF eBook
Author Roy Alexander Surjanegara
Publisher LIT Verlag Münster
Pages 400
Release 2021-11-30
Genre
ISBN 3643913354

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In the framework of the international academic dialogue on Reformed church polity this study focuses on the way the notion of authority is articulated in the church orders of three Indonesian churches with different historical and missionary backgrounds. The analysis deals with the main aspects of church polity that would articulate power: identity, assembly, and ministry. It shows resonances between the characteristic features of Reformed polity and the cultural context of Indonesia. Authority can be characterized as context-relevant, relational, and accountable.

Main Challenges for Christian Theology Today

Main Challenges for Christian Theology Today
Title Main Challenges for Christian Theology Today PDF eBook
Author Christophe Chalamet
Publisher LIT Verlag Münster
Pages 288
Release 2021-11-30
Genre
ISBN 364391329X

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In this volume, on the basis of three consultations which took place in Seoul and Geneva (2016, 2017, 2018), theologians from Yonsei University's College of Theology in Seoul, South Korea, and from the Theological Faculty at the University of Geneva reflect together on three of the main challenges facing Christian theology today. First, questions related to religious pluralism and multiple religious belonging are addressed. Second, the `promise' of an enhanced human being through technology and other means is discussed. Third, the reality of the threat humanity represents to our ecosystem is considered. Each of these themes is examined from a Korean as well as from a Western European perspective, for Christian theology, in our day, can no longer afford to remain limited to its own geographical context.

Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism

Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism
Title Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism PDF eBook
Author Stephen Burns
Publisher Routledge
Pages 144
Release 2015-05-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1317591488

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Public Theology is a rapidly growing international field of study which focuses on how Christian belief and practice engage with wider social issues. Yet, whilst the ultimate concern of public theology is the well-being of society, this body of theology has largely developed without integrating the thinking of feminist theology and its insights into womens' lives and experience. Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism argues that public theology risks re-inscribing traditional constructs of public and private, civic and domestic, and uncritical notions of gender and the work and worth of people. The book brings together both theory and case material to expose how public theology has actively downplayed or ignored feminist perspectives and to reveal how constructive feminism can be for the future of public theology.

T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology

T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology
Title T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 601
Release 2022-06-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 0567692175

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T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology introduces the various philosophical and theological positions and approaches in the emerging discourse of public theology. Distinguishing public theology from political theology, as well as from liberation theology, this book clarifies central terms like 'public sphere', 'the secular', and 'post-secularity' in order to highlight the specific characteristics of public theology. Its particular focus lies on the ways in which much of public theology has established itself as a contextual theology in politically secular societies, aiming to continue the apologetical tradition in this specific context. Depending on what is regarded as the most pressing challenge for the reasonable defence of the Christian hope in liberal democracies, public theologians have focused on (social) ethics, ecclesiology, or Soteriology, with the aim to strengthen the virtues needed for democratic citizenship. Here, attention is being paid to Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox perspectives. The volume further illustrates the characteristics of the discourse by introducing the ways in which public theologians have responded to concrete challenges arising in the spheres of politics, economics, ecology, sports, culture, and religion. To highlight the international scope of the public theological discourse, the volume concludes with a summarizing overview of public theological debates in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and Latin America.

Theology in the Public Sphere

Theology in the Public Sphere
Title Theology in the Public Sphere PDF eBook
Author Sebastian Kim
Publisher SCM Press
Pages 273
Release 2013-01-03
Genre Religion
ISBN 0334048508

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A substantial and definitive introduction to public theology by one of the leading experts in the field.A key text for third year undergraduate modules and MA courses in Social Ethics, Political Theology and Public Theology.

The Voice of Public Theology

The Voice of Public Theology
Title The Voice of Public Theology PDF eBook
Author Ted Peters
Publisher ATF Press
Pages 1150
Release 2022-11-07
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1922737682

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Public theologians are already thundering like prophets at climate change and racial injustice. But the gale force winds of natural science blow through society as well. The public theologian should be on storm watch.