God and globalization . Volume 4 Globalization and grace [[electronic resource] /] / Max L. Stackhouse ; with a foreward by Justo González

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789429903321
• Autore: Stackhouse Max L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Continuum, 2007
• ISBN: 0-567-10396-X; 1-283-12216-2; 9786613122162; 0-567-29417-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Collana: God and globalization ; ; v. 4; Theology for the twenty-first century
• Disciplina: 261.8
• Soggetti: Globalization - Religious aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Justo Gonzalez; Introduction: Faith and Globalization; 1. The Question: A Review and a Direction; 2. The Approach: ""Public Theology""; 3. The First Grace: Creation; 4. The Second Grace: Providence; 5. The Third Grace: Salvation; 6. A Summary with Conclusions and Implications; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the fourth volume in the series God and Globalization, sponsored by the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, N.J. The 3 previous volumes were multi-authored. This volume is authored solely by Max Stackhouse, the general editor of the series, with a Foreword by the distinguished church historian Justo Gonzales. This final interpretive volume argues for a view of Christian theology that, in critical dialogue with other world religions and philosophies, is able to engage the new world situation, play a critical role in reforming the powers that are becoming more diverse and autonom