Radical Christian voices and practice : essays in honour of Christopher Rowland / edited by Zoe Bennett and David B. Gowler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Zoë.

Gowler, David B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rowland, Christopher, 1947-.

Rowland, Christopher.

Christianity and politics.

Radicalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Radicalism.

Liberation theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the margins of the biblical canon and on the boundaries of what are traditionally called 'mainstream' Christian communities there have been throughout history writings and movements which have been at odds with the received wisdom and the consensus of establishment opinion. If one listens carefully, these dissident voices are reflected in the Bible itself-whether in the radical calls for social change from the Hebrew Bible prophets, with Jesus the apocalyptic prophet who also demanded social and economic justice for his oppressed people, or perhaps from the apocalyptic tradition's millenari

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Note on Contributors; Introduction. 'Action is the life of all': Approaching the Work of Christopher Rowland; Part I: The Bible and Radicalism; 1. The Limits of Radicalism: A Dialogical Response to 'Liberation' in Luke 13:10-17; 2. Peter Olivi on the Community of the First Christians at Jerusalem; 3. From Capital to Community: Discipleship as Defection in Jesus' Parable about a 'manager of injustice' (Luke 16:1-13); 4. The Language of Grace: Valentinian Reflection on New Testament Imagery

5. Radical Religion and the Ethical Dilemmas of Apocalyptic Millenarianism6. Hidden Identities and the Arriving New World: The Experience of Reading the Book of Revelation; Part II: Reception History: The Appropriation of the Biblical Text in the Radical Tradition; 7. Still at the Margins?: Gospel Women and their Afterlives; 8. Winstanley, Hobbes, and the Sin of the World; 9. 'The human form divine': Radicalism and Orthodoxy in William Blake; 10. A Modern Millenarian Prophet's Bible; Part III: Radical Christian Voices Today

11. 'Every time I feel the spirit': African American Christology for a Pluralistic World12. The Futures of Liberation Theology; 13. Does God Tell Us How to Build?; 14. 'Seeking the welfare of the city': Public Theology as Radical Action; 15. Sex and the Sins of the Fathers: Fertility Religion versus Human Rights; 16. 'I have Writ, I have Acted, I have Peace'; Christopher Rowland: A Biographical Note; Bibliography of the Major Works of Christopher Rowland; Biblical references index; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-161329-0

9786613426666

1-283-42666-8

OCLC:

772845033