A theology of engagement /

Markham, Ian S.

A theology of engagement / Ian S. Markham. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003. - x, 250 p. ; 24 cm. - Challenges in contemporary theology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-244) and index.

Engagement : what it is and why it matters -- Augustine's theological methodology -- Assimilation, resistance, and overhearing -- Assimilation : engagement with human rights -- Resistance : the heresy of state sovereignty and the religious imperative for intervention to defend human rights -- Assimilation : the importance of Black and feminist perspectives -- Overhearing : clash of discourses -- Secular in the West against the secular in India -- Overhearing : thinking about Hinduism inclusivity and toleration -- Assimilation : Christianity and the consensus around capitalism -- Assimilation and overhearing : rethinking globalization -- Keith Ward : an engaged theologian -- Engaging with the Pope : engagement yet not engagement -- The shape of an engaged theology.

0631236023 (paperback : alk. paper)

2002155055


Christianity and other religions.
Religious pluralism--Christianity.

BR127 / .M29 2003

261.2