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Book SynopsisFaith, hope, and love, traditionally called theological virtues, are central to Christianity. This book renews faith, hope, and love in the context of the many contemporary challenges in many unique ways. It is an ecumenical collection of papers, equally divided between Catholic and Protestant positions, that seek to radically renew the classical doctrine of faith, hope, and love, and argues for their essential connection to the praxis of justice. It contains eight different approaches, each represented by a distinguished theologian and addressing different aspects of the issues and followed by insightful and critical responses. It does not merely seek to renew the theological virtues but to also reconstruct them in the demanding context of justice and the contemporary world, nor is it simply a treatise on justice but a theoretical and practical reflection on justice as vital expressions of faith in God, hope in God, and love of God. A non-dogmatic and non-ideological approach, it acco
Trade ReviewThis eye-catching and appetizing book, emanating from a series of papers at a conference held at Claremont Graduate University in April 2016, gives a hybrid of perspectives on the biblical concepts of faith, hope, and love in the context of justice. . . . the book is an informative and worthwhile exploration of various perspectives on faith, hope, and love for an enhancement of justice in the contemporary world. It is an essential contribution to theological, philosophical, and practical academics, and indeed to contemporary religious engagements. It will be useful for both graduate and post-graduate students, and every seminary library will do well to acquire a copy. * Reading Religion *
These incisive re-readings of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love in the light of the challenges of the postmodern world, and the need to engage them with contemporary considerations of justice, make this book a compelling addition to an important nexus in theology today. These essays will continue to be consulted for a long time to come. -- Robert Schreiter, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago
Not since the Trinitarian poetics of Charles Péguy and the pastoral insights of Rafael Tello (an overlooked Argentine model for Pope Francis) have Christian thinkers dared to re-think the classical theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity in the light of modern secularizing exigencies as well as the present demands of justice. Anselm Min has assembled an ecumenically rich array of insightful commentators on this critical issue. Readers will be provoked by these timely essays to claim with new vigor and understanding a tradition we cannot afford to ignore. -- Peter Casarella, University of Notre Dame
Table of ContentsIntroduction Challenges and Opportunities for Faith, Hope, and Love Today Anselm K. Min 1 Faith, Hope, and Love in the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI Thomas P. Rausch, S.J. On the Role of Christian Particularity in Political Theology Shane Akerman 2 Protest against Death: Faith, Hope, and Love: A Theological Meditation Ingolf U. Dalferth Beer and Skittles as (Divinely Initiated) Protest? Rhys Kuzmic 3 The Theological Virtues: “And the Greatest of These Is Love” Stephen T. Davis The Trouble with Hope and Compensatory Logic in a Kantian Form Jonathan Russell 4 Faith, Hope, and Love and the Challenges of Justice Francis Schüssler Fiorenza Love and Justice in Non-Dualistic Perspective Joseph Prabhu 5 Faith, Hope and Love: The Challenge of Colorblindness Mary McClintock Fulkerson What about Other Marginalized Communities and Beings? Grace Y. Kao 6 Incarnating Faith, Hope, and Love: Theo-Political Virtues and the Common Good M. Shawn Copeland Hoping against Hope Kirsten Gerdes 7 Faith, Hope, and Love in an Age of Terror Elaine A. Robinson Cruciform Atonement Paul Pistone 8 Transcendence and Solidarity: Conditions of Faith, Hope, and Love Today Anselm K. Min What If Christians Are Responsible for Their Own Decline? Paul E. Capetz
