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This book interrogates the theological statement of God loving diversity and justice from the varied identities of the contributors. They engage the sources of their diverse traditions, resulting in a serious historical, literary, cultural, and religious discourse that fends against intellectually rigid thought and simplistic belief systems.
List of contents
Introduction: From Progressive Theological Discourse to Changing the World
Susanne Scholz
PART I. ABOUT GOD
Chapter 1: God Is Diversity and Justice: A Feminist Sikh Perspective
Nikky-Guninder K. Singh
Chapter 2: As Long As You Are Doing Something: A Secular Feminist Perspective from Canada
Pamela J. Milne
Chapter 3: I AM, Who Loves the Prophets, Loves You: Meditations on the Progressive/Prophetic at the End of Jewish History
Marc H. Ellis
PART II. ABOUT LOVE
Chapter 4: A World without Tags: A Progressive Palestinian Muslim Scholar Speaks
Isam Shihada
Chapter 5: Class Matters in an Age of Empire: A White Feminist Working-Class American Speaks
Susanne Johnson
PART III. ABOUT DIVERSITY
Chapter 6: Celebrating Diversity Is Not What It's All About: A Progressive White Male German-American Theologian Speaks
Joerg Rieger
Chapter 7: Does God Really Love Diversity? Biblical Counter-Examples from a Chinese-American Perspective
Sze-Kar Wan
PART IV. ABOUT JUSTICE
Chapter 8: Diversity, Justice, and the Bible for Grown-Ups: A Jewish Russian-Israeli-American Hebrew Bible Scholar Speaks
Serge Frolov
Chapter 9: The Exiled Native: The Paradox of the Black Scholar
Maria Dixon
Chapter 10: Justice Is at the Core: The Law, Justice, and Gender Equality in Islamic Feminism
Qudsia Mirza
Chapter 11: Transgender Spirituality: Finding Justice through Activism and Love
Gordene McKenzie and Nancy Nangeroni
PART V. TWO RESPONSES
Chapter 12: Reflections on "God Loves Diversity and Justice": A (Modern) Human Rights Perspective
Pat Davis
Chapter 13: Should God Remain? A Response from the Perspective of Peace and Conflict Studies
Victoria Fontan
About the author
Edited by Susanne Scholz - Contributions by Pat Davis; Maria A. Dixon; Marc H. Ellis; Victoria Fontan; Serge Frolov; Susanne Johnson; Gordene MacKenzie; Pamela J. Milne; Qudsia Mirza; Nancy Nangeroni; Joerg Rieger; Isam M. Shihada; Nikky-Guninder Kaur Sin
Summary
This book interrogates the theological statement of God loving diversity and justice from the varied identities of the contributors. They engage the sources of their diverse traditions, resulting in a serious historical, literary, cultural, and religious discourse that fends against intellectually rigid thought and simplistic belief systems.
