| God and Modernity: A New and Better Way to Do Theology Contributor(s): Shanks, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415221897 ISBN-13: 9780415221894 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: In this ground-breaking work, Andrew Shanks argues that God is most present in a culture where public debate over ethical issues flourishes best. Both Church and State are now faced by the emerging challenge from feminist movements, peace movements, green movements, and so forth. Transcending confessional religious divisions and unfettered by the constraints of party politics, such movements potentially represent a whole new species of pure consciousness-raising anti-politics. But what would a theology look like if it sought, first and foremost, to capture the common ethos of such movements? Addressing this issue, "God and Modernity" yields compelling insights into a new way of understanding the relationship between theology and politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 230.090 |
| LCCN: 99036180 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.58" W x 9.14" (0.64 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the past four hundred years, theological debate has been dominated by a fundamental divide: between the liberals, with strong loyalties to the secularity of the secular state and university on the one hand, and the neo-orthodox, insisting on the absolute priority of a proper loyalty to the church community itself, on the other. God and Modernity strikes off in a fundamentally new directionAndrew Shanks boldly calls for a new and better way to do theology. Shanks argues that God is most present in a culture where public debate over ethical issues flourishes best. Social movements such as feminist movements, peace movements, and green movements have emerged to challenge both Church and State. These new movements are no longer confined to a particular confessional religious identity and are independent of state sponsorship. These social movements already made an individual impact on theology. What would a theology look like, systematically trying to reconcile older divisions in the theological debate with a new loyalty to such movements common ethos? Anyone wishing to gain a refreshing insight into a new way of understanding theology and politics will welcome this ground-breaking book. |