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Autore |
Markham Ian S |
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Titolo |
A theology of engagement [[electronic resource] /] / Ian S. Markham |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-19871-0 |
9786610198719 |
0-470-70765-8 |
0-470-77361-8 |
1-4051-4332-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Collana |
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Challenges in contemporary theology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and other religions |
Religious pluralism - Christianity |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-244) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A THEOLOGY OF ENGAGEMENT; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Engagement: What it is and Why it Matters; 2 Augustine's Theological Methodology; 3 Assimilation, Resistance, and Overhearing; 4 Assimilation: Engagement with Human Rights; 5 Resistance:The Heresy of State Sovereignty and the Religious Imperative for Intervention to Defend Human Rights; 6 Assimilation:The Importance of the Black and Feminist Perspectives; 7 Overhearing: Clash of Discourses - Secular in the West Against the Secular in India; 8 Overhearing: Thinking about Hinduism, Inclusivity, and Toleration |
9 Assimilation: Christianity and the Consensus around Capitalism10 Assimilation and Overhearing: Rethinking Globalization - Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur, Hardt, and Negri; 11 Keith Ward: An Engaged Theologian; 12 Engaging with the Pope: Engagement yet Not Engagement; 13 The Shape of an Engaged Theology; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This ground-breaking book challenges readers to rethink the divide between liberal and orthodox approaches which characterises Christianity today.Provides an alternative to the liberal / orthodox divide in contemporary Christianity. Defends Christianity's engagement |
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