A Theology of Engagement (Repost)

This ground-breaking book challenges readers to rethink the divide between liberal and orthodox approaches which characterises Christianity today.Provides an alternative to the liberal / orthodox divide in contemporary Christianity. Defends Christianity’s engagement with non-Christian traditions. Includes important discussion of theological method. Illustrated with case studies involving human rights, interfaith tolerance, economics, and ethics.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–6): Chapter 1 Engagement: What it is and Why it Matters (pages 7–29): Chapter 2 Augustine's Theological Methodology (pages 30–47): Chapter 3 Assimilation, Resistance, and Overhearing (pages 48–61): Chapter 4 Assimilation: Engagement with Human Rights (pages 62–70): Chapter 5 Resistance: The Heresy of State Sovereignty and the Religious Imperative for Intervention to Defend Human Rights (pages 71–85): Chapter 6 Assimilation: The Importance of the Black and Feminist Perspectives (pages 86–108): Chapter 7 Overhearing: Clash of Discourses ? Secular in the West Against the Secular in India (pages 109–122): Chapter 8 Overhearing: Thinking about Hinduism, Inclusivity, and Toleration (pages 123–137): Chapter 9 Assimilation: Christianity and the Consensus Around Capitalism (pages 138–146): Chapter 10 Assimilation and Overhearing: Rethinking Globalization ? Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale?I Nur, Hardt, and Negri (pages 147–158): Chapter 11 Keith Ward: An Engaged Theologian (pages 159–167): Chapter 12 Engaging with the Pope: Engagement yet Not Engagement (pages 168–190): Chapter 13 The Shape of an Engaged Theology (pages 191–207):