Crux of Theology Luther''s Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace

The title of this book plays upon the central place a theology of the cross holds in Lutheran theologies, especially lucid in Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (1518). The 500th anniversary of this document coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations wherein the preamble points to a global aspiration of a common good shaped by freedom, justice and peace. This book is located at the intersection of these two themes, asserting that the cross has material content in being the means by which Christ in suffering solidarity with individuals, communities, and the cosmos advances freedom, justice, and peace. Employing a variety of methods, and exploring a broad range of geographic locales, the contributors illumine the misuse of Reformation themes and offer a corrective in service of a common good that is publicly accountable and theologically sound. The book thereby explores how contemporary Lutheran theology has utility both for analyzing injustice and for advancing justice in local as well as global contexts.

Info autore

Allen G. Jorgenson is assistant dean and holds the William D. Huras Chair in Ecclesiology and Church History at Martin Luther University College at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.Kristen E. Kvam is professor of theology at Saint Paul School of Theology in Greater Kansas City and Oklahoma City.Joseph G. Wright is a professor of political science and co-director of the Global and International Studies (GLIS) program at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of multiple articles and three previous books: Foreign Pressure and the Politics of Autocratic Survival, How Dictatorships Work, and Migration and Democracy.Allen G. Jorgenson is assistant dean and holds the William D. Huras Chair in Ecclesiology and Church History at Martin Luther University College at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.Kristen E. Kvam is professor of theology at Saint Paul School of Theology in Greater Kansas City and Oklahoma City.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Allen G. Jorgenson (Editore), Kristen E. Kvam (Editore), Jorgenson Allen G. (Editore), Kvam Kristen E. (Editore)
• Autori: Allen G. Kvam Jorgenson
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, medi
• EAN: 9781978712515
• ISBN: 978-1-978712-51-5
• Numero di pagine: 222
• Categorie: Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran, Theology, Christian theology, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Lutheran Churches