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Theology and Ethics for the Public Church

Mission in the 21st Century World
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 2023

Summary

How might the Christian church effectively engage today's politically charged, profit-motivated world while remaining faithful to its biblical and theological roots? The contributors in this book argue that public theology provides a promising pathway forward. The public theology emerging from these pages has been influenced by the theological interests and commitments of Gary M. Simpson, Lutheran pastor and systematic theologian. His approach to public theology is intersectional and global; he artfully weaves together Lutheran theology and the civil society arena of Critical Social Theory. These essays provide three angles of vision on faith active in twenty-first century public contexts: contextual, ethical, and theological. While not mutually exclusive, these distinct strands of thought engage and challenge the church to substantial reflection on the challenging and often bewildering circumstances of the twenty-first century social world. Some reflect on God's activity within particular global contexts, others offer new perspectives on Lutheran confessional traditions, still others step boldly into innovative theological assertions. As the Christian church is ever forming and reforming, this book urges it to grapple with the "publicness" of its timely and timeless mission.

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Bibliographic data

Edition
1/2023
Copyright Year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1323-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1324-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
282
Product Type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Figures No access
    3. Foreword No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
    1. Public Theology of Abundance No access
    2. Leadership Solution to Africa’s Enigma No access
    3. We Can’t Breathe No access
    4. Native Christian Mission in Burma No access
    5. Diakonia and Justice in an African Context No access
    6. Global Public Theologians in Rural Contexts No access
    1. The Polis in Luther’s Theology No access
    2. Lesslie Newbigin’s Idea of a Christian Society No access
    3. Love in Luther No access
    4. Citizenship as Co-Creation No access
    5. Pandemic Politics No access
    1. Problems of a Theology of the Cross No access
    2. Stunned: No access
    3. The Sutures of Reason and the Short-Circuit of Faith No access
    4. A Stranger God No access
  2. Epilogue I No access Pages 251 - 252
  3. Epilogue II No access Pages 253 - 256
  4. Afterword No access Pages 257 - 266
  5. Select Bibliography No access Pages 267 - 270
  6. Index No access Pages 271 - 276
  7. About the Contributors No access Pages 277 - 282

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