The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology

Author: Christopher Rowland

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-03-13

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780521467070

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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

Published: 2007-11-29

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 1139828053

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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

Published: 2012-07-26

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 052170569X

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

The Cambridge Companion to Karl Rahner
The Cambridge Companion to Karl Rahner

Author: Declan Marmion

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-06-16

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1139827219

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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

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1107000076

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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

Published: 2002-07-04

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780521663809

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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

Published: 2006-10-30

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1139827391

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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.

The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin
The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin

Author: Donald K. McKim

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-06-17

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 1107494680

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John Calvin (1509–64) stands with Martin Luther (1483–1546) as the premier theologian of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. Calvin's thought spread throughout Europe to the New World and later throughout the whole world. His insights and influence continue to endure today, presenting a model of theological scholarship grounded in Scripture as well as providing nurture for Christian believers within churches across the globe. Dr Donald K. McKim gathers together an international array of major Calvin scholars to consider phases of Calvin's theological thought and influence. Historians and theologians meet to present a full picture of Calvin's contexts, the major themes in Calvin's writings, and the ways in which his thought spread and has increasing importance. Chapters serve as guides to their topics and provide further readings for additional study. This is an accessible introduction to this significant Protestant reformer and will appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.