Liberating Jesus : Christian Ethics for Privileged People / Kristopher Norris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norris, Kristopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Religious ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Liberating Jesus issues a call to free Jesus from the colonial ethic of exploitation and oppression that has distorted much of Christian theology and ministry. Designed for use in seminary or undergraduate classrooms, as well as for church or denominational study groups, this book presents an ethical model that draws upon liberationist, womanist, Anabaptist, and postliberal theologies, and offers a framework for a communitarian virtue ethic of liberation. It identifies the commonalities between these threads, notably the importance of community, character, and justice-while acknowledging their distinctions-and directs them toward the target audience: Christians who embody and enjoy various levels of social, economic, and political privilege. In doing so, it calls on them to confront the oppressive legacy of Christian ethics and begin to understand ethics as formation into a life of service and advocacy, following the witness of Jesus, for the liberation of the marginalized. This book provides Christians with various levels of privilege a way to understand their role and responsibility in participating in movements for justice and liberation.

Contents:

Prologue: The Beginnings, Ends, and Limits of Christian Ethics Part I: What is Christian Ethics and How to Do It Chapter One: Witness and Context Chapter Two: Models and Sources Chapter Three: Worship and Justice Part II: Christian Ethics in the World Chapter Four: Politics Chapter Five: War Chapter Six: Poverty Chapter Seven: Racism Chapter Eight: Patriarchy Chapter Nine: Climate Change Epilogue: Everyday Ethics

ISBN:

979-88-8184-605-3

OCLC:

1564373751