Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jürgen MoltmannThis book investigates the intersection of theology and social theory in the work of Jurgen Moltmann. In particular, it examines the way in which his concept of the 'Exodus Church' can illuminate the importance of the idea of civil society for a Christian public theology. The concept of civil society can aid in moving from the narrower category of 'political theology, ' a term used frequently by Moltmann to emphasize the church's public commitment, to a broader understanding of theology's public task, which takes into account the plurality of ends and institutions within society. The idea of the Exodus Church enables deeper understanding of Christian ethical participation within a complex modern society |
Contents
The Development of Moltmanns Political Theology | 17 |
5 | 61 |
6 | 91 |
7 | 101 |
The Evolution of the Theory of Civil Society | 113 |
Civil Society and the Churchs Public Role | 127 |
11 | 157 |
The Theological and Social Character of the Church | 173 |
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Analogical Imagination analysis argues association become Bloch Christian theology civil religion civil society coming kingdom Communicative Action conception context covenant covenantal critique cross Crucified cultural democracy dialectical differentiation dimension discourse doctrine economic embodied engage eschatological ethical exists exodus church exodus community faith freedom global God's Habermas Hegel hermeneutic Horkheimer Human Dignity human rights idea identity imago Dei individual instrumental rationality interpretation Italics in original Jesus Christ Jürgen Moltmann kingdom of God liberal liberal democracy lifeworld means messianic modern society Moltmann writes Moltmann's theology moral Niebuhr normative notes participation particular persons perspective Peukert pluralistic political hermeneutic political theology possibility precisely principle promise public theology question Rauschenbusch reality realm recognizes reflection Reinhold Niebuhr relations relationship religious responsibility resurrection Richard Niebuhr role rooted Schmitt Secular Society seeks sense simply Skillen solidarity sphere Stackhouse subsidiarity theologian Theology of Hope Theory of Communicative Thiemann Tracy tradition Trinitarian Trinity University Weber York