The future of liberation theology : an argument and manifesto /

The future of liberation theology : an argument and manifesto /

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Author / Creator:	Petrella, Ivan, 1969- author.
Imprint:	Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Liberation theology. Liberation theology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11307493

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ISBN:	9781351889131 1351889133 9781351889124 1351889125 9780754640516
Notes:	Originally published: Ashgate Publishing, 2004. Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 8, 2017).
Summary:	Two hundred years after the publication of Schleiermacher's epoch-making Speeches, The Future of Liberal Theology presents a comprehensive and critical reassessment of the past, present and future of the liberal tradition in Christian theology. In dialogue with the different forms of liberalism emerging from the Enlightenment, each of which is carefully defined, distinguished international theologians draw on a range of perspectives which represent the diversity of liberal theology. Discussing the criticisms of liberalism offered in the twentieth century, and engaging with contemporary theological debate which is often deeply hostile to liberalism, the conclusions offered for liberal theology range from the deeply pessimistic to the thoroughly optimistic. Students, clergy, and theological educators more broadly will value this critical reflection on the current state of theology and suggestions for its future course, together with the serious engagement with issues in theological education, which this book presents.
Other form:	Print version: Petrella, Ivan, 1969- Future of liberation theology : an argument and manifesto. London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2016, ©2004 ix, 177 pages 9780754640516

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Summary:	The Future of Liberation Theology envisions a radical new direction for Latin American liberation theology. One of a new generation of Latin American theologians, Ivan Petrella shows that despite the current dominance of 'end of history' ideology, liberation theologians need not abandon their belief that the theological rereading of Christianity must be linked to the development of 'historical projects' - models of political and economic organization that would replace an unjust status quo. In the absence of historical projects, liberation theology currently finds itself unable to move beyond merely talking about liberation toward actually enacting it in society. Providing a bold new interpretation of the current state and potential future of liberation theology, Ivan Petrella brings together original research on the movement, with developments in political theory, critical legal theory and political economy to reconstruct liberation theology's understanding of theology, democracy and capitalism. The result is the recovery of historical projects, thus allowing liberation theologians to once again place the reality of liberation, and not just the promise, at the forefront of their task.
Item Description:	Originally published: Ashgate Publishing, 2004.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781351889131 1351889133 9781351889124 1351889125 9780754640516