Theology And Ethics For The Public Church

Author : Philip Turner
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441223207
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Ethics and the Church written by Philip Turner and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces Christian ethics from a theological perspective. Philip Turner, widely recognized as a leading expert in the field, explores the intersection of moral theology and ecclesiology, arguing that the focus of Christian ethics should not be personal holiness or social reform but the common life of the church. A theology of moral thought and practice must take its cues from the notion that human beings, upon salvation, are redeemed and called into a life oriented around the community of the church. This book distills a senior scholar's life work and will be valued by students of Christian ethics, theology, and ecclesiology.

Author : Samuel Yonas Deressa
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 197871324X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theology and Ethics for the Public Church written by Samuel Yonas Deressa and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2023-11-24 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon the public theology of Gary M. Simpson and personal experiences, contributors provide theological perspectives on the ethics and opportunities of twenty-first century Christian mission and envision promising pathways for Christian congregations to faithfully bear social responsibility in contemporary worldwide contexts.

Author : Charles E. Curran
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809140404
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Church, Morality, and Politics written by Charles E. Curran and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles that looks at the interconnected relationships involving religion, morality and public policy, from a variety of opinions and voices.

Author : Ilsup Ahn
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506467970
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church in the Public written by Ilsup Ahn and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should the church relate to the public sphere? The body politic? The state? The economic order? The natural world? For too many Christians and churches, being "in the world but not of it" has resulted in either a theocratic impulse to seize the reins of secular power or a quietistic retreat from the world and its material concerns. The Church in the Public shows how this dualism has corrupted the church's social witness and allowed neoliberal and neocolonial ideas to assert control of public and political life. Dualism has rendered the church not only indifferent to but also complicitous with the state's bio- and power-politics. Because of this outdated framework of the church's political theology, the church has been reluctant to engage in challenging structural and systemic injustice in this world. But rather than counseling despair or making a case for Christendom, Ilsup Ahn argues for a public church, one that collaborates and cooperates with other public actors and entities in the promotion of a just social order. The book traces this "third way" back to the apostolic age and offers practical approaches for enacting it today. Central to this vision is the analogy of the rhizome--that strange, unique form of life that lives underground, grows horizontally, and is capable of regeneration. The Church in the Public draws on this image to develop a political theology for engaging the world, identifying with the oppressed, and binding up the broken.

Author : James Calvin Davis
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802875106
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbearance written by James Calvin Davis and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a faithful, constructive way to deal with dissent What happens when we approach disagreement not as a problem to solve but as an opportunity to practice Christian virtue? In this book James Calvin Davis reclaims the biblical concept of forbearance to develop a theological ethic for faithful disagreement. Pointing to Ephesians and Colossians, in which Paul challenged his readers to "bear with each other" in spite of differences, Davis draws out a theologically grounded practice in which Christians work hard to maintain unity while still taking seriously matters on which they disagree. The practice of forbearance, Davis argues, offers Christians a dignified, graceful, and constructive way to deal with conflict. Forbearance can also strengthen the church's public witness, offering an antidote to the pervasive divisiveness present in contemporary culture.

Author : R. Kevin Seasoltz
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1570759731
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Virtuous Church written by R. Kevin Seasoltz and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topics examined in this book include the development of 'virtue morality' and its practice in today's Catholic Church; tensions between local churches and the universal church; and the celebration of the liturgy and the sacraments.

Author : Scott R. Paeth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317138015
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exodus Church and Civil Society written by Scott R. Paeth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the intersection of theology and social theory in the work of Jürgen Moltmann. In particular, it examines the way in which his concept of the "Exodus Church" can illuminate the importance of the idea of civil society for a Christian public theology. The concept of civil society can aid in moving from the narrower category of "political theology," a term used frequently by Moltmann to emphasize the church's public commitment, to a broader understanding of theology's public task, which takes into account the plurality of ends and institutions within society. The idea of the Exodus Church enables deeper understanding of Christian ethical participation within a complex modern society.

Author : Duncan B. Forrester
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351936131
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology written by Duncan B. Forrester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.

Author : Deidre King Hainsworth
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802865070
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Theology for a Global Society written by Deidre King Hainsworth and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these essays honoring ethicist Max Stackhouse, leading Christian scholars consider the historical roots and ongoing resources of public theology as a vital element in the church s engagement with global issues. / Public Theology for a Global Society explores the concept of public theology and the challenge of relating theological claims to a larger social and political context. The range of essays included here allows readers to understand public theology as both theological practice and public speech, and to consider the potential and limits of public theology in ecumenical and international networks. / The essays begin by introducing the reader to the development of public theology as an area of study and to the historical interrelationship of religious, legal, and professional categories. The later essays engage the reader with emerging problems in public theology, as religious communities encounter shifting publics that are being transformed by globalization and sweeping political and technological changes. / The breadth and scholarship of Public Theology for a Global Society make this volume a fitting tribute to Stackhouse a central figure in Christian ethics and pioneer in the church s study of globalization.

Author : Kevin Ahern
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626982024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Theology and the Global Common Good written by Kevin Ahern and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the contributions to the field of social ethics by David Hollenbach, one of the most prominent voices in the promotion of the common good over the past half-century.Whatever became of the idea of a "common good"? Ethicists and theologians lament the decline in public life of the importance of this concept, so central to the character of civil society and so crucial for the flourishing of individuals within it. In our own culture, the promotion of the common good is a valuable corrective to our atomised morality and laissez-faire economics. This volume, on the 30th anniversary of the famous U.S. Bishops' economics pastoral letter, brings together some of the leading lights in ethics to discuss the role, impact, and importance of public theology across the globe.