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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Public theology has emerged in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as theologians have increasingly entered the public square to engage complex issues. This Companion to Public Theology brings a much-needed resource to this relatively new field. The essays contained here bring a robust and relevant faith perspective to a wide range of issues as well as foundational biblical and theological perspectives which equip theologians to enter into public dialogue. Public theology has never been more needed in public discourse, whether local or global. In conversation across disciplines its contribution to the construction of just policies is apparent in this volume, as scholars examine the areas of political, social and economic spheres as well as issues of ethics and civil societies, and draw on contexts from six continents. Contributors are: Chris Baker, Andrew Bradstock, Luke Bretherton, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Letitia M. Campbell, Cláudio Carvalhaes, Katie Day, Frits de Lange, Jolyon Mitchell, Elaine Graham, Paul Hanson, Nico Koopman, Sebastian Kim, Esther McIntosh, Clive Pearson, Scott Paeth, Larry L. Rasmussen, Hilary Russell, Nicholas Sagovsky, Dirk J. Smit, William Storrar, David Tombs, Rudolf von Sinner, Jenny Anne Wright, and Yvonne Zimmerman.
Trade Review"Wie der Überblick zeigt, bietet das Companion einen breiten Zugang zum Forschungsfeld Öffentliche Theologie. Für die wertvolle Zusammenstellung gebührt den Herausgebern Dank. Torben Stamer, Bamberg, in: Zeitschrift für Evangelisch Ethik, Volume 62.3 (2018). "With this companion, Kim and Day make an excellent contribution to the growing field of public theology. (...) The editors' introduction alone makes this book well worth purchasing. It is perhaps the clearest and most concise introduction to public theology available today. (...) The range of the volume is wide, and the topics it discusses are varied yet intricately connected by themes of discourse, social justice, and working for the common good. For those engaged in politics and social justice, A Companion to Public Theology is a much-needed resource." - J. L. Best, Choice Volume 55, Issue 2 (2017) "This volume is a truly fine book. It is practical and academic, public (witness) and private (worship), innovative and historical, contextual and globalized, readable and demanding.(...) it is my hope that anyone interested in public theology would find this volume helpful for their deeper and broader understanding of how public theology was historically developed and how it contextually plays a crucial role in our academic discourses, debates and dialogues for the mission of the church and society." - David Thang Moe, Asbury Theological Seminary, in: International Journal of Public Theology Volume 11 (2017).
Table of ContentsContents Foreword William Storrar Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Katie Day and Sebastian Kim PART 1 - Foundations of Public Theology Chapter 1: The Bible and Public Theology Paul Hanson Chapter 2: Public Theology in the History of Christianity Sebastian Kim Chapter 3: Does it Matter? On Whether there is Method in the Madness Dirk J. Smit PART 2 - Public Theology and the Political Sphere Chapter 4: State, Democracy & Community Organizing Luke Bretherton Chapter 5: Public Theology and Reconciliation David Tombs Chapter 6: Public Theology in the Context of Nationalist Ideologies: A South African Example Nico Koopman Chapter 7: Politics, Church and the Common Good Andrew Bradstock and Hilary Russell Part 3 - Public Theology, Economics and Social Justice Chapter 8: Public Theology in the Context of Globalization Scott R. Paeth Chapter 9: Social Cohesion and the Common Good: Drawing on Social Science in Understanding the Middle East Katie Day Chapter 10: Public Theology as a Theology of Citizenship Rudolf von Sinner Chapter 11: Public Theology, the Public Sphere and the Struggle for Social Justice Nicholas Sagovsky Chapter 12: Forced Labor and the Movement to End Human Trafficking Letitia M. Campbell and Yvonne C. Zimmerman Chapter 13: ‘I Met God, She’s Black’: Racial, Gender and Sexual Equalities in Public Theology Esther McIntosh Chapter 14: Public Theology and Health Care Frits de Lange Part 4 - Public Theology, Ethics and Civil Societies Chapter 15: Whence Climate Injustice Larry Rasmussen Chapter 16: Public Theology and Bioethics Lisa Sowle Cahill Chapter 17: Urban Ecology and Faith Communities Christopher Baker and Elaine Graham Chapter 18: The Quest for a Coalitional Praxis: Examining the Attraction of a Public Theology from the Perspective of Minorities Clive Pearson Chapter 19: Mediating Public Theology Jolyon Mitchell and Jenny Wright Chapter 20: Worship, Liturgy and Public Witness Cláudio Carvalhaes Index
