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.