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Theology and Ethics for the Public Church: Mission in the 21st Century World

Theology and Ethics for the Public Church: Mission in the 21st Century World - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Samuel Yonas Deressa (Editor), Mary Sue Dreier (Editor), Hak Joon Lee (Foreword by)Publish date:2023-11-24Pages:294
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fortress AcademicISBN-13:9781978713239ISBN-10:1978713231UPC:9781978713239Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Ethics, TheologyBook Topic:LutheranSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCG4EESQ5X

How might the Christian church effectively engage today's politically charged, profit-motivated world while remaining faithful to its biblical and theological roots? The contributors in this book argue that public theology provides a promising pathway forward. The public theology emerging from these pages has been influenced by the theological interests and commitments of Gary M. Simpson, Lutheran pastor and systematic theologian. His approach to public theology is intersectional and global; he artfully weaves together Lutheran theology and the civil society arena of Critical Social Theory. These essays provide three angles of vision on faith active in twenty-first century public contexts: contextual, ethical, and theological. While not mutually exclusive, these distinct strands of thought engage and challenge the church to substantial reflection on the challenging and often bewildering circumstances of the twenty-first century social world. Some reflect on God's activity within particular global contexts, others offer new perspectives on Lutheran confessional traditions, still others step boldly into innovative theological assertions. As the Christian church is ever forming and reforming, this book urges it to grapple with the "publicness" of its timely and timeless mission.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Fortress AcademicISBN-13:9781978713239ISBN-10:1978713231UPC:9781978713239Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Ethics, TheologyBook Topic:LutheranSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCG4EESQ5X

Samuel Yonas Deressa is assistant professor of Theology and the Global South and Fiechtner Chair for Christian Outreach at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Mary Sue Dreier is retired professor of pastoral care and missional leadership at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University (Columbia, South Carolina).


Publisher: Fortress Academic

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