The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Author: Christopher Rowland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1999-03-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521467070

Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. This Companion offers an introduction to the history and characteristics of liberation theology in its various forms in different parts of the world. Authors from four continents examine the emergence and character of liberation theology in Latin America; black theology; Asian theology; and the new situation arising from the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa. The major Christian Church's attitude to liberation theology, and the extent of the movement's indebtedness to Marxism, are examined; and a political theologian writing from another perspective of Christian theology offers an evaluation. Through a sequence of eleven chapters readers are given a comprehensive description and evaluation of the different facets of this important theological and social movement. There is also an Introduction relating liberation theology to the history of theology, and a Select Bibliography.

The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Author: Christopher Rowland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 8
Release: 2007-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1139828053

Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. The second edition of this Companion brings the story of the movement's continuing importance and impact up to date. Additional essays, which complement those in the original edition, expand upon the issues by dealing with gender and sexuality and the important matter of epistemology. In the light of a more conservative ethos in Roman Catholicism, and in theology generally, liberation theology is often said to have been an intellectual movement tied to a particular period of ecumenical and political theology. These essays indicate its continuing importance in different contexts and enable readers to locate its distinctive intellectual ethos within the evolving contextual and cultural concerns of theology and religious studies. This book will be of interest to students of theology as well as to sociologists, political theorists and historians.

The Cambridge Companion to Black Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Black Theology
Author: Dwight N. Hopkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 052170569X

A comprehensive look at black theology and its connection with major doctrinal themes within Christianity from a global perspective.

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology
Author: Craig Hovey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2015-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1107052742

This volume explores contemporary Christian political theology, discussing its traditional sources, its emergence as a discipline, and its key issues.

The Cambridge Companion to Karl Rahner

The Cambridge Companion to Karl Rahner
Author: Declan Marmion
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2005-06-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1139827219

Karl Rahner (1904–84) was one of the most significant theological voices of the twentieth century. For many his theology has come to symbolise the Catholic Church's entry into modernity. Part of his enduring appeal lies in his ability to reflect on a whole variety of issues in theology and spirituality and concentrate this plurality into a few basic convictions. This Cambridge Companion provides an accessible introduction to the main themes of Rahner's work. Written by an international array of experts, it will be of interest to both students and scholars alike. Each chapter serves as a guide to its topic and recommends further reading for additional study. The contributors also assess Rahner's significance for contemporary theology by bringing his thought into dialogue with many current concerns including: religious pluralism, spirituality, postmodernism, ecumenism, ethics and developments in political and feminist theologies.

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics
Author: Robin Gill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2012
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1107000076

Twenty essays providing an authoritative introduction to Christian ethics, addressing issues such as war, social justice, ecology, sexuality and medicine.

The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology
Author: Susan Frank Parsons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2002-07-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521663809

Feminist theology is a significant movement within contemporary theology. The aim of this Companion is to give an outline of feminist theology through an analysis of its overall shape and its major themes, so that both its place in and its contributions to the present changing theological landscape may be discerned. The two sections of the volume are designed to provide a comprehensive and critical introduction to feminist theology which is authoritative and up-to-date. Written by some of the main figures in feminist theology, as well as by younger scholars who are considering their inheritance, it offers fresh insights into the nature of feminist theological work. The book as a whole is intended to present a challenge for future scholarship, since it critically engages with the assumptions of feminist theology, and seeks to open ways for women after feminism to enter into the vocation of theology.

The Cambridge Companion to Atheism

The Cambridge Companion to Atheism
Author: Michael Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2006-10-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1139827391

In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism, postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.

Introducing Black Theology of Liberation

Introducing Black Theology of Liberation
Author: Hopkins, Dwight N.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608334570

A book that reviews the principles of modern Black Theology, its roots and contributions to the Christian world. It also discusses what challenges Black theologians face in their minister and their religious communities.