| Resistance: The New Role of Progressive Christians: Progressive Christians Uniting Contributor(s): Cobb Jr, John B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664232876 ISBN-13: 9780664232870 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Convinced that several crucial historical trends are moving in the wrong direction, John Cobb and his coauthors urge Christians to live in countercultural waysas individuals and as communities. Consumerism, inequality, imperialism, and global warming, they contend, are of such magnitude that the only real response for progressive Christians is to actively resist them. In part 1, they explore how the Word of God calls Christians to resist the worlds dominant forces and reflect on how prayer can provide the conviction and commitment necessary for sustaining such a life. In part 2, they examine particular destructive forces, showing how these trends attained dominance and analyzing their effects. Part 3 then explores two theological movements that have stressed the need for resistance: Latin American liberation theology and feminist theology. Concluding, in part 4, they give specific examples of how individuals and churches can live in countercultural ways. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Fundamentalism - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues |
| Dewey: 230.046 |
| LCCN: 2008002516 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Convinced that several crucial historical trends are moving in the wrong direction, John Cobb Jr. and his coauthors urge Christians to live in countercultural ways--as individuals and as communities. Consumerism, inequality, imperialism, and global warming, they contend, are of such magnitude that the only real response for progressive Christians is to actively resist them. This book explores how the word of God calls Christians to resist the world's dominant forces and reflect on how prayer can provide the conviction and commitment necessary for sustaining such a life. It examines particular destructive forces, showing how these trends attained dominance and analyzing their effects and explores two theological movements that have stressed the need for resistance: Latin American liberation theology and feminist theology. Finally, it gives specific examples of how individuals and churches can live in countercultural ways. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cobb Jr, John B.: - John B. Cobb Jr. has held many positions including Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology, Avery Professor at the Claremont Graduate School, Fullbright Professor at the University of Mainz, and Visiting Professor at Vanderbilt, Harvard, and Chicago Divinity Schools. His writings include Christ in a Pluralistic Age: God and the World; and, with coauthor Herman Daly, For the Common Good, which was cowinner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. |