Shaping public theology
Subtitle: selections from the writings of Max L. Stackhouse
By: edited by Scott R. Paeth, E. Harold Breitenberg Jr., & Hak Joon Lee
Contributors: Paeth, Scott; Breitenberg, E. Harold, 1955-; Lee, Hak Joon, 1958-
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780802868817
Subjects: Public theology
Work titles: Works
Description: Max L. Stackhouse is one of the most prolific and influential American theologians of the last half century, and he has been widely recognized for his contributions to the emerging field of public theology. This volume compiles some of Stackhouse's most significant shorter writings. These selections make clear his central role in the development of public theology as a distinct disciplinary perspective in the fields of Christian theology and theological ethics. Shaping Public Theology serves as an introduction to Stackhouse's extensive corpus; readers will see the depth and breadth of his comprehensive public theology while also gaining insight into his singular importance for the field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward a theology for the new social gospel; title: Rauschenbusch today: the legacy of a loving prophet; title: Christianity in new formation: reflections of a white Christian on the death of Martin Luther King Jr.; title: What Tillich meant to me; title: Alasdair MacIntyre: an overview and evaluation; title: A premature postmodern (Ernst Troeltsch); title: Edwards for us; title: Liberalism dispatched vs. liberalism engaged; title: The tasks of theological ethics; title: The religious basis of cultural activity; title: Public theology and ethical judgment; title: Ethics: social and Christian; title: Reflections on "universal absolutes"; title: The fifth social Gospel and the global mission of the church; title: Civil religion, political theology, and public theology: what's the difference?; title: Covenantal justice in global era; title: A post-communist manifesto: public theology after the collapse of socialism; title: The moral roots of the corporation; title: Spheres of managment: social, ethical, and theological reflections; title: Globalization, faith and theological education; title: A Christian perspective on human rights; title: Living the tensions: Christians and divorce; title: The pastor as public theologian; title: Conclusion: the lasting significance of Max Stackhouse; title: A response in appreciation, by Max Stackhouse; title: Max Stackhouse: a bibliography.