Presbyterian Theological Seminary library

An Eerdmans reader in contemporary political theology /

An Eerdmans reader in contemporary political theology / edited by William T. Cavanaugh, Jeffrey W. Bailey & Craig Hovey. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., c2011. - xxiv, 812 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

I. Reading the Bible politically. Introduction / Walter Brueggemann -- The foundation and form of liberation exegesis / Christopher Rowland -- Reading the Bible politically / Richard Bauckham -- Loitering with intent : biblical texts in public places / R.S. Sugirtharajah -- Latin American readings of the Bible : experiences, challenges, and its practice / Néstor O. Míguez -- Some reflections on a Dalit reading of the Bible / A. Maria Arul Raja -- The song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55) / Ernesto Cardenal -- II. Liturgy and politics. Introduction / Bernd Wannenwetsch -- Liturgy the basis of social regeneration / Virgil Michel -- Worship in a secular age / Alexander Schmemann -- Elements for the design of a eucharist (a reinterpretive essay) / Rafael Avila -- Liturgy and modernity / Catherine Pickstock -- III. Kingdom come. Introduction / Peter Manley Scott -- The kingdom of God / Walter Rauschenbusch -- Option for the poor / Gustavo Gutiérrez -- The central position of the reign of God in liberation theology / Jon Sobrino -- IV. America and the church. Introduction / Eric Gregory -- Augustine's political realism / Reinhold Niebuhr -- E pluribus unum : the American consensus / John Courtney Murray -- The grace of doing nothing / H. Richard Niebuhr -- Must we do nothing? / Reinhold Niebuhr -- The only way into the kingdom of God / H. Richard Niebuhr -- V. In the shadow of Auschwitz. Introduction / George Hunsinger -- Political theology / Carl Schmitt -- State and church / Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Church and state / Karl Barth -- Theology in the new paradigm : political theology / Johann Baptist Metz -- Fatherhood, power, and barbarism : feminist challenges to authoritarian religion / Dorothee Sölle -- VI. Confronting the powers. Introduction / Ched Myers -- We are un-American : we are Catholics / Dorothy Day -- Violence and the lamb slain : an interview with René Girard / Brian McDonald -- Identifying the powers / Walter Wink -- Part VII. Gender and race. Introduction / Emilie M. Townes -- The new earth : socioeconomic redemption from sexism / Rosemary Radford Ruether -- Conference statement from the 1987 Asian Women's Theology Consultation -- The color of feminism : or speaking the Black woman's tongue / Delores S. Williams -- Mujerista theology : a challenge to traditional theology / Ada María Isasi-Díaz -- Looking back, going forward : Black theology as public theology / James H. Cone -- The prospects of Foucault's analysis : linking race, religion, and modern sovereignty / J. Kameron Carter -- VIII. Postcolonial challenges. Introduction / Joerg Rieger -- Without forgiveness there really is no future / Desmond Tutu -- Postmodern illusions and the challenges of African theology : the ecclesial tactics of resistance / Emmanuel M. Katongole -- Messiah and Minjung : discerning messianic politics over against political messianism / Kim Yong-Bock -- Towards a Christian Dalit theology / Arvind P. Nirmal -- Wilderness Tokyo / Kosuke Koyama -- The theological implications of the current situation in the Holy Land : from the point of view of a Christian Palestinian / Rafiq Khoury -- Toward a post-colonial feminist interpretation of the Bible / Musa W. Dube -- Theology and social theory / Kwok Pui-lan -- Spirit and liberation : achieving postcolonial theology in the United States / Mark Lewis Taylor -- IX. Church-based politics. Introduction / Nicholas Adams -- Sacrament as social process : Christ the transformer of culture / John Howard Yoder -- The politics of the church : how we lay bricks and make disciples / Stanley Hauerwas -- The last of the last : theology, authority, and democracy / John Milbank -- X. Christendom reconsidered. Introduction / Graham Ward -- Government as judgment / Oliver O'Donovan -- Politics and the soul : a reading of the City of God / Rowan Williams -- XI. After 9/11. Introduction / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Infinite justice, injustice without end / Elsa Tamez -- Moral clarity in a time of war / George Weigel -- War and statecraft : an exchange / Rowan Williams and George Weigel.

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Political theology.
Liturgy and politics
Postcolonial challenges
Gender and race

BT83.59 / .E47 2011