Theology, Ideology and Liberation
Theology, Ideology and Liberation
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USDThis work offers a theological response to the Marxist critique of ideology, a critique that suggests that Christianity is reactionary--that Christianity, in other words, concentrates on the individual, and cannot make a contribution to changing society. Peter Scott takes this criticism seriously, and offers a constructive response, stressing with feminist and liberation theologies the contextual nature of theology. Central to his argument are interpretations of resurrection as social and how God might be present to society.
- Addresses very topical issues, and reflects on the nature of 'theology after Gorbachev'
- Offers a convincing response to the Marxist critique of Christianity
- Will be of particular interest to political theologians and scholars of religion and society
Reviews & endorsements
"...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
Product details
January 1995Hardback
9780521464765
288 pages
216 × 140 × 21 mm
0.471kg
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Table of Contents
- General editors' preface
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: The Shape of the Argument
- 1. Theology and the Marxist critique of ideology
- 2. Hegemony, ideology and determination
- Part II: Liberating Theology
- 3. Against idolatry: two protocols
- 4. God/world: distinction and connections
- Part III: Christian liberation? 5. Theology and society
- 6. Incarnation, resurrection and liberation
- 7. Society and God's trinitarian presence
- 8. Unfinished business
- References
- Index.
