...Chapter 4 shifts attention in the book to Theos, the Bible Society’s “public theology think tank.” Theos was launched in 2006 and was in many ways the most visible and stable platform for Bible advocacy. The mandate for Theos was to produce “public theology,” and this first chapter on their work...

... Roman emancipation pillarization Abraham Kuyper rhetoric public theology media newspapers polemics stump speeches mass politics psychology of the masses military images Kuyper was the first modern mass politician in Dutch history, whose speeches drew large crowds. His renown...

...This chapter takes up the challenge of non-Western voices for theology’s political relevance, more specifically for elaborating a constructive feminist public theology. Rosemary P. Carbine critically analyzes public theology’s prevailing anthropology, which often aligns itself with Euro-American...

...This chapter explores the current situation of the progressive evangelicals, specifically during Barack Obama's presidency. It argues that their unique public theology remained the inspiration for leaders' contribution in political debates in advancing the vision of social justice and common good...

... are also considered. Promoting cross-disciplinary learning, the book is of interest to academics and students of criminology, public theology, socio-legal studies, legal philosophy and religious studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers. If the ideas discussed in this book are taken seriously...

... continuation of the family legacy of public theology by pursuing politics and civil rights activism. AME Church Atlanta Ga Charleston S C Columbus Ga Florida Freedmen Gaines William Georgia Macon Ga Methodist Episcopal Church South North Carolina Payne Bishop Daniel A South Carolina Annual...

...This chapter presents a critical overview of ‘public theology,’ recognizing that, although the term is new, what it describes reflects the historic calling of the Christian church to seek to make a positive difference in the world. Three characteristics of public theology are highlighted: (i) its...

...This introductory chapter sets the stage for the book, outlining its key concerns and methodological approaches. It proposes two methodological tools—generational shifts and Confucian imagination—and shows the relevance of this study in the broader discourse in both public theology and Chinese...

...The neglected public theology of the English Reformation provides contemporary Christian theologians, ethicists, and political theorists with critical and constructive resources to understand and to overcome the interconnected forms of freedom and domination in late modern political societies...

... issues in liberation theology and public theology....

...The rough-and-tumble of Chicago politics did not deter Archibald J. Carey Jr., who maintained his strong commitment to public theology and his belief in the Republican Party as an effective vehicle for advancing the civil rights of African Americans. He remained steadfast in his conviction...

... Equality, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He served as the Chicago NAACP’s third vice president in 1948 and relied on public theology to influence other ministers in his denomination. Carey was reelected as a Cook County judge in 1970 and 1976. He died at home on April 20, 1981...

... progressives, opposition to abortion is within their public theology once they concluded that unborn fetuses represented nascent community members. They repeatedly debated that the unborn children represent one of the many endangered and dehumanized groups in society. This later inspired equal rights to all...

... between public criminology and public theology. The rest of the volume is then introduced. criminal justice system Hardwick N prisons Allen F A capital punishment Garland D imprisonment just deserts Millie A Preston R H rehabilitation Shapland J Tutu D United States of America US Forrester D...

... Protestant approaches. Third, there follows an account of the Christological grammar of the Christian life as life ‘in Christ’. The final section reflects upon the significance of Bonhoeffer’s doctrine of the mandates for understanding the publicity of the Christian life and its relevance for public theology...

... the emphases upon the notions of solidarity, communion, unity and reconciliation which are ingredient within that influential concept, the chapter then moves to outline some of the concerns that have been levelled against this concept and its application in public theology, before suggesting how Bonhoeffer’s...

... by the history of the “Christendom” cultural ideal and the current secular outlook of the North Atlantic world and thus are less relevant for African politics. There is a new public theology arising that contests the tendency in traditional Africa to vest political power with sacred authority. Recounting...

...Chapter 5 continues exploring alternatives to fragmented spirituality by drawing connections between historical and contemporary models of American public theology and activism. Is Black youth activism “replacing the church” as a locus for social analysis, community building, and change? Many...

... Robert Hegel G W F Stout Jeffrey Dewey John Benhabib Seyla Weber Max an Na'im Abdullahi Ahmed Thomism Augustine secularity Eberle Christopher Jürgen Habermas public reason public theology John Rawls secularism Jeffrey Stout translation There are good reasons to fear ‘religion’. It may...

... contrasts words and action, the ‘tongues of angels’, typically private rather than public theology, with prophecy and the action of charity. Prophecy is to be preferred, so that if ‘an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, the secrets of his heart...