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Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians

Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical TheologiansEmpire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians

Empire and the Christian Tradition

New Readings of Classical Theologians

Don H. Compier (Editor), Kwok Pui-lan (Editor), Joerg Rieger (Editor)

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Distinguished theologians assess the achievements and legacies of thirty- one theological giants in light of Christianity's engagement with imperial power, conquest, colonization, and post colonial themes. A unique textbook anthology ideal for classroom use.

  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780800662158
  • Pages 584
  • Dimensions 7 x 9.25
  • Publication Date September 28, 2007

Table of Contents

Introduction
  1. Theology and Empires: Joerg Rieger
  2. Theology and Social Theory: Kwok Pui-lan
  3. On Reading the Theological Canon: Don Compier
    4. Theological Figures
  4. Paul: Tatha Wiley
  5. Athanasius (298-373): Sheila Briggs
  6. Augustine (354-430): Anthony Chvala-Smith
  7. Boniface (c.672-754): Marion Grau
  8. Theodore the Studite (759-826): Ian McFarland
  9. Anselm (c.1033-1109): Darby Ray
  10. Mechtild (c.1210-c.1285): Wendy Farley
  11. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274): Mark D. Jordan
  12. Julian of Norwich (1342-1416): Shelly Rambo
  13. Martin Luther (1483-1546): Deanna Thompson
  14. Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566): Hjamil A. Martinez-Vazquez
  15. John Calvin (1509-1564): Don Compier
  16. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695): Michele Gonzalez
  17. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): Don Schweitzer
  18. John Wesley (1703-1791): Ted Jennings
  19. Ann Lee (1736-1784): Linda Mecadante
  20. Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834): Joerg Rieger
  21. G.W.F. Hegel (1770-1831): David Kamitsuka
  22. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855): Edward Antonio
  23. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): Dwight Hopkins
  24. William Temple (1881-1944): Ellen Wondra
  25. Karl Barth (1886-1968): Cynthia Rigby
  26. Hendrick Kraemer (1888-1965): Jan Pranger
  27. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971): Larry Rasmussen
  28. Karl Rahner (1904-1984): Susan Abraham
  29. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945): David Field
  30. Simone Weil (1909-1943): Inese Ratzins
  31. M.M. Thomas (1916-1996): Sathianathan Clarke
  32. Juan Luis Segundo (1925-1996): Roger Haight
  33. John Mbiti (b. 1931): Jim Perkinson
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