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Zusatztext an extraordinarily impressive piece of sustained intellectual argument... the range and precision of this beautifully argued work whose range of insight and inspiration is unusually rich. It makes major contributions to the related fields of political theology and Christian ethics and demonstrates a powerful dialectical grasp of the interrelations between Christian worship and Western political theory through much of Christian history. Informationen zum Autor Bernd Wannenwetsch is University Lecturer in Ethics in the Theology Faculty, University of Oxford. Klappentext How does Christian ethics begin? This pioneering study explores the grammar of the Christian life as it is embodied and learned in worship as the formative experience of Christian communities. In a careful analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of worship, Wannenwetsch demonstrates how worship challenges the deepest antagonisms in political thought and social practice. Particular worship practices (confession, preaching, praising, intercession, observance of holy days) are examined and their ethical and political significance is explored. Zusammenfassung How do Christian ethics begin? This study explores the grammar of the Christian life as it is embodied in worship as the formative experience of Christian communities. In an analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of worship, it demonstrates how worship challenges the deepest antagonisms in political thought and social practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Worship as the Beginning of Christian Ethics 1: Political Worship: Overcoming the Functional Approach 2: Worship as a Form of Life: The Grammar of Christian Life 3: Absorptions 4: Worship and Ethics: Their Traditional Correlation II. Worship as the Critical Power of Christian Ethics: Christian Citizens in a Torn and Divided World i. Worship as the Praxis of Reconciliation 1: The Political Dimension of the Church: Modern and Postmodern 2: The Surmounting of Political Antinomies in Worship ii. Worship Identity in (Post)modern Society 1: The Total Claim of Society 2: The Worshipping Congregation as a True Public III. Worship as Formative Power in Christian Ethics 1: Hearing in Community: The Political Power of the Word 2: Consensus and Forgiveness 3: Homiletics as Political Propadeutics 4: Life out of Abundance ...
