Places of Redemption - Theology for a Worldly Church

Zusatztext A breath of fresh air, which goes a long way towards providing a real alternative to cerebral or applied theologies that often ignore practices of the faithful in the interests of articulating belief. Informationen zum Autor Mary McClintock Fulkerson is Associate Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School. Klappentext The primary aim of this book is to explore the contradiction between widely shared beliefs in the USA about racial inclusiveness and equal opportunity for all and the fact that most churches are racially homogeneous and do not include people with disabilities. To address the problem Mary McClintock Fulkerson explores the practices of an interracial church (United Methodist) that includes people with disabilities. The analysis focuses on those activities which create opportunities for people to experience those who are different' as equal in ways that diminish both obliviousness to the other and fear of the other. In contrast with theology's typical focus on the beliefs of Christians, this project offers a theory of practices and place that foregrounds the instinctual reactions and communications that shape all groups. The effect is to broaden the academic field of theology through the benefits of ethnographic research and postmodern place theory. Zusammenfassung An exploration of the role of Christian practices in overcoming segregation according to race and disability in an interracial Methodist church in the USA. Mary McClintock Fulkerson argues that theology which is truly `worldly' must display redemption without overlooking the ambiguous and messy realities of real human lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Theology from a place 1: Introduction 2: Postmodern place: a frame for appearing II. The practices that make place 3: Placing Good Samaritan: formation practices 4: Performing gospel: worship practices 5: Working it out: homemaking practices 6: Being biblical: interpretive practices III. What kind of place? 7: Good Samaritan Church: the unity of the place 8: A theological reading of place ...

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• Authors: Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Mary Mcclintock (Associate Professor of Fulkerson, Fulkerson Mary McClintock
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2007
• EAN: 9780199296477
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929647-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Methodist Churches, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Social discrimination and social justice