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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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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
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Contents No access
List of Figures No access
Foreword No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
Public Theology of Abundance No access
Leadership Solution to Africa’s Enigma No access
We Can’t Breathe No access
Native Christian Mission in Burma No access
Diakonia and Justice in an African Context No access
Global Public Theologians in Rural Contexts No access
The Polis in Luther’s Theology No access
Lesslie Newbigin’s Idea of a Christian Society No access
Love in Luther No access
Citizenship as Co-Creation No access
Pandemic Politics No access
Problems of a Theology of the Cross No access
Stunned: No access
The Sutures of Reason and the Short-Circuit of Faith No access
