Theo-Politics?: Conversing with Barth in Western and Asian Contexts - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1978710054 ISBN 13 : 9781978710054

Editeur : Fortress Academic, 2021

Synopsis

Using the theological work of Karl Barth as a resource for present-day inquiry, the contributors in this volume discuss the complex interconnections between the religious and the political designated by the term theo-politics. Speaking from various political and cultural contexts (Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China) and different disciplinary perspectives (Protestant Theology, Political Sciences, and Sociology), the contributors address contemporary challenges in relating the religious and the political in Western and Asian societies. Topics analyzed include the impact of diverse cultural backgrounds on given theo-political arrangements, theological assessments of political power, the political significance of individual and communal Christian existence and the place of Christian communities in civil societies. In their nuanced discussions of these topics, the contributors neither advocate for a privatized, apolitical understanding of the Christian faith nor for a religious politics seeking to overcome modern processes of differentiation and secularization. Critically engaging Barth's theology, they examine the Christian responsibility in and for the political sphere and reflect on the practice of such responsibility in Western and Asian contexts.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Markus Höfner is senior research associate at the Institute for Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion, Zürich University, Switzerland.

Jeffrey Haynes is emeritus professor of politics at London Metropolitan University.

Kristopher Norris is Vice President of the Alliance of Baptists denomination. He has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Theology and consultant for the Center for Public Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary, USA, as well as the Kreitler Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics at Virginia Theological Seminary, USA, and is author of three books: Witnessing Whiteness: Confronting White Supremacy in the American Church, Kingdom Politics, and Pilgrim Practices.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fortress Academic
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1978710054
• ISBN 13: 9781978710054
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Éditeur: Höfner Markus
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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