Public Theology for a Global Society: Essays in Honor of Max Stackhouse [Hardcover]

Deirdre King Hainsworth (Editor), Scott R. Paeth (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2009

In these essays honoring ethicist Max Stackhouse, leading Christian scholars consider the historical roots and ongoing resources of public theology as a vital element in the church’s engagement with global issues. / Public Theology for a Global Society explores the concept of public theology and the challenge of relating theological claims to a larger social and political context. The range of essays included here allows readers to understand public theology as both theological practice and public speech, and to consider the potential and limits of public theology in ecumenical and international networks. / The essays begin by introducing the reader to the development of public theology as an area of study and to the historical interrelationship of religious, legal, and professional categories. The later essays engage the reader with emerging problems in public theology, as religious communities encounter shifting “publics” that are being transformed by globalization and sweeping political and technological changes. / The breadth and scholarship of Public Theology for a Global Society make this volume a fitting tribute to Stackhouse — a central figure in Christian ethics and pioneer in the church’s study of globalization.

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About the Author

Deirdre King Hainsworth is assistant professor of ethics and Director of the Center for Business, Religion, and Public Life at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania.

Scott R. Paeth is assistant professor of religious studies at DePaul University in Chicago.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 290 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (December 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802865070
• ISBN-13: 978-0802865076
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott R. Paeth is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He works in the fields of Christian Social Ethics and Public Theology. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School. He is the author or editor of five books, including "Public Theology for a Global Society: Essays in Honor of Max Stackhouse" (Eerdmans, 2010); "Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jurgen Moltmann" (Ashgate, 2008); "Who Do You Say That I Am? Christology and Identity in the United Church of Christ" (United Church Press, 2006); "Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics (Sheed & Ward, 2006)"; and "The Local Church in a Global Era: Reflections for a New Century" (Eerdmans, 2000).