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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      13 January 2010
      20 August 1992
      ISBN:
      9780511607592
      9780521416252
      9780521426282
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511607592
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.511kg, 320 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.51kg, 320 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Politics: General Interest, Religion, Politics and International Relations, Theology
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion (1)
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    Subjects:
    Politics: General Interest, Religion, Politics and International Relations, Theology
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion (1)
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    The changing situation in South Africa and eastern Europe prompts Charles Villa-Vicencio to investigate the implications of transforming liberation theology into a theology of reconstruction and nation-building. Such a transformation, he argues, requires theology to become an unambiguously inter-disciplinary study. This book explores the encounter between theology, on the one hand, and constitutional writing, law-making, human rights, economics, and the freedom of conscience on the other. Locating his discussion in the context of the South African struggle, the author compares this situation to that in eastern Europe, and the challenge of what is happening in these situations is identified for contexts where 'the empire has not yet crumbled'.

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    "A Theology of Reconstruction is Charles Villa-Vicencio at his best, responding with positive proposals for what a society should think and do when its cages begin to crumble. South African in viewpoint, the book invites us to think about human history, politics, and culture as the stuff of an emerging global, ecumenical conversation. It is a superb contribution to the conversation." Theology Today

    "A Theology of Reconstruction is Charles Villa-Vicencio at his best, responding with positive proposals for what a society should think and do when its cages begin to crumble. South African in viewpoint, the book invites us to think about human history, politics, and culture as the stuff of an emerging global, ecumenical conversation. It is a superb contribution to the conversation." Theology Today

    "There could not have been a more timely publication...This is a splendid contribution to the debate of the role of the church in exhilarating times, times when there are no real paradigms to turn to for what to do next. I commend Professor Villa-Vicencio's effort warmly." Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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