A theology of engagement /

Markham, Ian S,

A theology of engagement / [print] Ian S. Markham. - Malden, Massachusetts : Blackwell Pub., (c)2003. - x, 250 pages ; 24 cm. - Challenges in contemporary theology .



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.



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Christianity and other religions.
Religious pluralism--Christianity.

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