Romans disarmed
Subtitle: resisting empire, demanding justice
By: Sylvia C. Keesmaat and Brian J. Walsh
Contributors: Walsh, Brian J., 1953- author
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781587432842
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Description: Globalization. Homelessness. Ecological and economic crisis. Conflicts over sexuality. Violence. These crisis-level issues may seem unique to our times, but Paul's Letter to the Romans has something to say to all of them. Following their successful Colossians Remixed, Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh unpack the meaning of Romans for its original context and for today. The authors demonstrate how Romans disarms the political, economic, and cultural power of the Roman Empire and how this ancient letter offers hope in today's crisis-laden world. Romans Disarmed helps readers enter the world of ancient Rome and see how Paul's most radical letter transforms the lives of the marginalized then and now. Intentionally avoiding abstract debates about Paul's theology, Keesmaat and Walsh move back and forth between the present and the past as they explore themes of home, economic justice, creation care, the violence of the state, sexuality, and Indigenous reconciliation. They show how Romans engages with the lived reality of those who suffer from injustice, both in the first century and in the midst of our own imperial realities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Reading Romans and disarming empire; title: Kitchen walls and tenement halls; title: Empire and broken worldviews; title: Homeless in Rome; title: Land, ecology, and the defilement of home; title: Economic justice and the kingdom of life; title: Welcoming the powerless; title: The Pax Romana and the gospel of peace; title: Imperial sexuality and covenantal faithfulness; title: Salvation, lament, and hope.