World Christianity as public religion / editors, Raimundo Barreto, Ronaldo Cavalcante, Wanderley P. da Rosa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and the world.

Public theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Fortress Pr, 2017.

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text file

Summary:

In a context of globalization, socioeconomic disparity, environmental concerns, mass migration, and multiplying political and social upheavals, Christians from different parts of the world are forced to ask complex questions about poverty, migration, race, gender, sexuality, and land-related conflicts. Scholars have gradually become aware that world Christianity has a public face, voice, and reason. This volume stresses world Christianity as a form of public religion, identifying areas for intercultural engagement. It proposes a conversation that includes voices from South and North America, Europe, and Africa, highlighting differences and commonalities as Christian scholars from different parts of the world address concerns related to world Christianity and public responsibility. Divided into five sections, each formed by two chapters, this volume covers themes such as the reimagination of theology, doctrine, and ecumenical dialogue in the context of world Christianity; Global South perspectives on pluralism and intercultural communication; how epistemological shifts promoted by liberation theology and its dialogue with cultural critical studies have impacted discourses on religion, ethics, and politics; conversations on gender and church from Brazilian and German perspectives; and intercultural proposals for a migratory epistemology that recenters the experience of migration as a primary location for meaning.

Contents:

Part I Theology, Doctrine, and Ecumenical Dialogue: Perspectives from Latin America

1 An Essay on Theology. Doctrine, and Ecumenical Dialogue 17

Protestant Christian Perspectives in Latin America / Ronaldo Cavalcante Cavalcante, Ronaldo

2 Limits and Possibilities for the Ecumenical Movement Today 33

A Latin American View / Magali do Nascimento Cunha Cunha, Magali do Nascimento

Part II Pluralism, Ecumenism, and Intercultural Communication

3 Pluralism, Ecumenism, and Intercultural Communication 51

South African Experiences / Retief Müller Müller, Retief

4 Christianity as a Public Religion 65

Pluralism and Dialogue / Jung Mo Sung Sung, Jung Mo 65

Part III Ethics and Society: Latin America

5 Theology, Ethics, and Society 81

Latin American Liberation Theologies / Luis N. Rivera-Pagán Rivera-Pagán, Luis N.

6 Beyond Contextualization 97

Gospel, Culture, and the Rise of a Latin American Christianity / Raínmndo C. Barreto Jr. Barreto, Raínmndo C., Jr.

Part IV Church and Gender: Contributions from the Global North and South

7 Church and Gender in Germany / Uta Andréa Andréa, Uta 121

8 Women and Academic Theological Education 133

A Reflection on the Experience of Female Students from the Faculdade Unida de Vitória-ES (Brazil) / Claudete Beise Ulrich Ulrich, Claudete Beise

Part V World Christianity and Migration

9 A New Frontier 153

Intercultural Communication and the Urgency of a Migratory Epistemology / Yvette Joy Harris-Smith Harris-Smith, Yvette Joy

10 "Who You Are Does Not Matter in Europe!" 161

African Diaspora Christianities and the Ethical Politics of Wasting Bodies and Unwanted Immigration in Fortress Europe / Afe Adogame Adogame, Afe.

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9781506433721

1506433723

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40027742383

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