| In the World, But Not of the World: Christian Social Thinking at the End of the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Fitz-Gibbon, Andrew L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739101196 ISBN-13: 9780739101193 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Christian Education - General - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 261.809 |
| LCCN: 00024996 |
| Series: Religion, Politics, and Society in the New Millennium |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the World, But Not of the World explores the threefold tension among Alasdair MacIntyre's prognosis for Western society; the desires of some for a social transformation with a Christian moral vision at the sacred centre; and a "baptist" understanding of Christianity as essentially voluntary, non-sacralist discipleship. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon uses five contemporary Christian social thinkers, from different traditions, as conversation partners. Through his examination of these thinkers, Fitz-Gibbon explores how the church may continue to truthfully narrate the Christian story in the midst of the moral tensions of late-capitalist Western society. His creative conclusion is that the church at the beginning of the twenty-first century can move toward a resolution of the central tension of "being in the world, but not of the world" through a synthesis of the believers' church tradition and an affirmation of communitarian liberal democracy |