Research Catalog

Title

A companion to public theology / edited by Sebastian Kim, Katie Day.

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kim, Sebastian C. H.
• Day, Katie, 1951-

Description

xx, 495 pages; 25 cm

Summary

Public theology has emerged in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as theologians have increasingly entered the public square to engage complex issues. This 'Companion to Public Theology' brings a much-needed resource to this relatively new field. The essays contained here bring a robust and relevant faith perspective to a wide range of issues as well as foundational biblical and theological perspectives which equip theologians to enter into public dialogue. Public theology has never been more needed in public discourse, whether local or global. In conversation across disciplines its contribution to the construction of just policies is apparent in this volume, as scholars examine the areas of political, social and economic spheres as well as issues of ethics and civil societies, and draw on contexts from six continents.

Series Statement

Brill's companions to modern theology, 2451-9839 ; 1

Uniform Title

Brill's companions to modern theology ; 1.

Subjects

• Public theology
• Öffentliche Theologie

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1. Foundations of public theology. The Bible and public theology / Paul Hanson -- Public theology in the history of Christianity / Sebastian Kim -- Does it matter?: on whether there is method in the madness / Dirk J. Smit -- Part 2. Public theology and the political sphere. State, democracy & community organizing / Luke Bretherton -- Public theology and reconciliation / David Tombs -- Public theology in the context of nationalist ideologies: a South African example / Nico Koopman -- Politics, church and the common good / Andrew Bradstock and Hilary Russell -- Part 3. Public theology, economics and social justice. Public theology in the context of globalization / Scott R. Paeth -- Social cohesion and the common good: drawing on social science in understanding the Middle East / Katie Day -- Public theology as a theology of citizenship / Rudolf von Sinner -- Public theology, the public sphere and the struggle for social justice / Nicholas Sagovsky -- Forced labor and the movement to end human trafficking / Letitia M. Campbell and Yvonne C. Zimmerman -- 'I met God, she's black': gender and sexual equalities in public theology / Esther McIntosh -- Public theology and health care / Frits de Lange -- Part 4. Public theology, ethics and civil societies. Whence climate injustice / Larry Rasmussen -- Public theology and bioethics / Lisa Sowle Cahill -- Urban ecology and faith communities / Christopher Baker and Elaine Graham -- The quest for a coalitional praxis: examining the attraction of a public theology from the perspective of minorities / Clive Pearson -- Mediating public theology / Jolyon Mitchell and Jenny Wright -- Worship, liturgy and public witness / Cláudio Carvalhaes.

Call Number

JFE 17-4150

ISBN

• 9789004336056
• 9004336052

LCCN

2016051514

OCLC

962553128

Title

A companion to public theology / edited by Sebastian Kim, Katie Day.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Brill's companions to modern theology, 2451-9839 ; 1

Brill's companions to modern theology ; 1.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Kim, Sebastian C. H., editor.

Day, Katie, 1951- editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Companion to public theology. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 9789004336063 (DLC) 2017001774

Research Call Number

JFE 17-4150