Bibliograph

Theology, ideology, and liberation, towards a liberative theology, Peter Scott

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Theology, ideology, and liberation, towards a liberative theology, Peter Scott

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Theology, ideology, and liberation

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

879631538

Responsibility statement

Peter Scott

Series statement

Cambridge studies in ideology and religion, 6Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

towards a liberative theology

Summary

How is theology liberating? In the context of a post-Gorbachev world, where many demand freedom which the Western powers seem ill-equipped to deliver, is it even possible to envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is ideological, Peter Scott argues that it is not enough for Christian theology to talk about liberation: it must be liberative. Stressing with feminist and liberation theologies the embodied, contextual nature of theology, the constructive proposal made here locates God's liberating abundance toward society in an interpretation of resurrection as social. Only in this way, in the author's view, can a trinitarian Christian account of liberation be adequately grounded. The book will be of interest to all those who wish to know if theology may speak truthfully about the transformation of society: it offers the shape of a liberative theology pointing towards social freedom.--, Provided by publisher

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Theology, Ideology & Liberation

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