Theology, Ideology and Liberation

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Theology, Ideology and Liberation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Scott
SeriesCambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreChristian theology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521072298
ClassificationsDewey:261.8
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 August 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

How is theology liberating? In the context of a post-Gorbachev world, where many demand freedom which the Western powers seem ill-equipped to deliver, is it even possible to envisage a liberative theology? Taking as his starting point the Marxist complaint that Christianity is ideological, Peter Scott argues that it is not enough for Christian theology to talk about liberation: it must be liberative. Stressing with feminist and liberation theologies the embodied, contextual nature of theology, the constructive proposal made here locates God's liberating abundance toward society in an interpretation of resurrection as social. Only in this way, in the author's view, can a trinitarian Christian account of liberation be adequately grounded. The book will be of interest to all those who wish to know if theology may speak truthfully about the transformation of society: it offers the shape of a liberative theology pointing towards social freedom.

Reviews

"...complex, original, scholarly, and carefully argued..." Theology Today "[Scott] is a gifted thinker with a very clear grasp of Marxism and the challenges it presents..." Theological Studies