Christ and context
Subtitle: the confrontation between Gospel and culture
By: edited by Hilary D. Regan and Alan J. Torrance ; with Antony Wood.
Contributors: Regan, Hilary D.; Torrance, Alan J.; Wood, G. A., 1936-
Publisher: T&T Clark
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Person and offices -- Congresses.; Christianity and culture -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "There is a growing awareness of cultural diversity and plurality on the one hand and shared responsibility for our planet on the other. The sense of cultural identity exposes the wealth and richness of our heritage but also introduces its risks, like the proliferation of often violent independence and separatist movements. A sense of shared responsibility represents the hope to avoid ecological catastrophe and highlights the problems of inequality, poverty and suffering. Is our understanding of cultures and contexts affected, or even dramatically transformed, by our perception of Christ and Trinitarian theology? This series of essays addresses the issues of cultural plurality and diversity, poverty, sexist and racist oppression and ecological crisis, and aims to discuss the place of Christ in our understanding of human contextuality. Authors include Gustavo Gutiérrez, Jürgen Moltmann, Johann Metz, Janet Martin Soskice and John de Gruchy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"This collection of essays and interactive responses emerged from an international theological symposium ... which took place in Dunedin, New Zealand"--Pref.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Alan J. Torrance; title: The future of theology in a complex world / Daniel Hardy; title: The truth looks different from here / Janet Martin Soskice; title: Joy in the midst of suffering / Gustavo Gutiérrez; title: Christ in feminist context / Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel; title: Christian witness and the transformation of culture : society in transition / John de Gruchy; title: Christ in cosmic context / Jürgen Moltmann; title: The 'One world' : a challenge to western Christianity / Johann Metz; title: The Spirit of God in creation and reconciliation / Daniel Hardy.