"...complex, original, scholarly, and carefully argued..." Theology Today

"[Scott] is a gifted thinker with a very clear grasp of Marxism and the challenges it presents..." Theological Studies

How is theology liberating? In the context of a post-Gorbachev world, where many demand freedom which the Western powers seem ill-equipped to deliver, is it even possible to envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is ideological, Peter Scott argues that it is not enough for Christian theology to talk about liberation: it must be liberative. Stressing with feminist and liberation theologies the embodied, contextual nature of theology, the constructive proposal made here locates God's liberating abundance toward society in an interpretation of resurrection as social. Only in this way, in the author's view, can a trinitarian Christian account of liberation be adequately grounded. The book will be of interest to all those who wish to know if theology may speak truthfully about the transformation of society: it offers the shape of a liberative theology pointing towards social freedom.
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General editors' preface; Preface; Introduction; Part I: The Shape of the Argument; 1. Theology and the Marxist critique of ideology; 2. Hegemony, ideology and determination; Part II: Liberating Theology; 3. Against idolatry: two protocols; 4. God/world: distinction and connections; Part III: Christian liberation? 5. Theology and society; 6. Incarnation, resurrection and liberation; 7. Society and God's trinitarian presence; 8. Unfinished business; References; Index.
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Peter Scott seeks to show that, often despite itself, Christianity speaks of a God of freedom.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780521072298
Publisert
2008-08-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

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