The Lutheran Ethic and Social Change
Title | The Lutheran Ethic and Social Change PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence K. Kersten |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1154 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Church and social problems |
ISBN |
The Lutheran Ethics and Social Change
Title | The Lutheran Ethics and Social Change PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence K. Kersten |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1152 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Christian sociology |
ISBN |
The Lutheran Ethic; the Impact of Religion on Laymen and Clergy
Title | The Lutheran Ethic; the Impact of Religion on Laymen and Clergy PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence K. Kersten |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780814314166 |
Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy
Title | Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert H Nelson |
Publisher | Aarhus Universitetsforlag |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2017-08-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 8771844163 |
One man's way of thinking about God has decisively shaped the political and economic rise of Nordic social democracy. 500 years ago, Martin Luther's writings led to the Reformation in the Nordic countries, and his values and beliefs shaped more than just the church. Lutheranism is one of the most important influences on the Nordic welfare system and a general belief in social democracy. Indeed, Nordic social democracy itself can be seen as a modern form of religion, or "secular Lutheranism". In Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy, Robert Nelson, an American observer and professor of political economy at the University of Maryland, brings a fresh perspective to the interrelated questions of religion, national identity, and governance in the Nordic world. Exploring how Lutheranism never went away as the true path to a new heaven on earth, Nelson shows how the form of Lutheran Nordic religion and culture changed radically, while its substance remained surprisingly unaltered.
Biblical Ethics and Social Change
Title | Biblical Ethics and Social Change PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Mott Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2011-03-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199857695 |
This scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics is designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Stephen Charles Mott provides a biblical and ethical guide on ways to implement that change. The first part of the book, providing the biblical theology of intentional social change, deals with the central concepts in biblical and theological ethics: grace, evil, love, justice, and the Reign of God. Christian social change must be rooted not only in justice, but in the grace received through the death and resurrection of Christ. The second part evaluates ethical and theological methods for carrying out that intentional social change. It offers a study of evangelism, counter community, civil disobedience, armed revolution, and political reform. It shows the contribution of each as well as the strong limitations of each used in isolation. A recurring theme of the book is the scriptural insistence on the priority of justice as taking upon oneself the cause of the oppressed. Justice is understood on bringing back into the community those who are near to falling out of it. Political authority has a vital role in social change for justice. It is essential that a Christian use all available and legitimate means of meeting basic needs by providing for all what is essential for inclusion in society. In this revised edition, Mott updates the contemporary illustrations and includes his own further reflections in the last thirty years on this topic.
Biblical Ethics and Social Change
Title | Biblical Ethics and Social Change PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Mott |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2011-03-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199876436 |
This scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics is designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Stephen Charles Mott provides a biblical and ethical guide on ways to implement that change. The first part of the book, providing the biblical theology of intentional social change, deals with the central concepts in biblical and theological ethics: grace, evil, love, justice, and the Reign of God. Christian social change must be rooted not only in justice, but in the grace received through the death and resurrection of Christ. The second part evaluates ethical and theological methods for carrying out that intentional social change. It offers a study of evangelism, counter community, civil disobedience, armed revolution, and political reform. It shows the contribution of each as well as the strong limitations of each used in isolation. A recurring theme of the book is the scriptural insistence on the priority of justice as taking upon oneself the cause of the oppressed. Justice is understood on bringing back into the community those who are near to falling out of it. Political authority has a vital role in social change for justice. It is essential that a Christian use all available and legitimate means of meeting basic needs by providing for all what is essential for inclusion in society. In this revised edition, Mott updates the contemporary illustrations and includes his own further reflections in the last thirty years on this topic.
The Promise of Lutheran Ethics
Title | The Promise of Lutheran Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Karen L. Bloomquist |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1998-08-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781451412161 |
Here ten Lutheran theologians explore Lutheran emphases, themes, and approaches to offer their account of Christian ethics as a way of life in today's world. Writing in dialogue, they raise foundational concerns of biblical and theological sources and norms, of Christian freedom and responsibility, of call and social witness, of justice and formation in prayer. Then in a lively "Table Talk" the participants discuss and debate the tradition's insights and oversights and show how it might illumine today's burning ethical issues, such as homosexuality.