Theology that Matters: Ecology, Economy, and GodDarby Kathleen Ray What difference does theological thinking make? Does Christianity have any relevance for our secular, globalized, environmentally threatened world? Specifically formulated for undergraduate and seminary courses in theology, this volume answers a resounding yes. Gathering many respected and original Christian thinkers who have been inspired by the example and work of theologian Sallie McFague, this book engages such topics as God, Christ, revelation, eschatology, and church in three intertwined and pressing areas: (1) our religious life and language in a secularized, pluralistic society, (2) our newly globalized economic life, and (3) our threatened environmental life. |
Contents
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WHOSE CONVERSATION? Theology and Its Audience | 11 |
IN THE BEGINNINGS THE LISTENING | 26 |
TOWARD AN ELEMENTAL THEOLOGY A Constructive Proposal | 42 |
GOD AND POWER PROPHETS AND NATIVE LANDS | 58 |
FROM METAPHORS AND MODELS TO MAPS Thinking Theology with an Archipelagic Imagination | 75 |
THE FLESH OF GOD A Metaphor in the Wild | 91 |
THE HUMAN NICHE IN EARTHS ECOLOGICAL ORDER | 108 |
THE GLOBALIZATION OF NOTHING AND CREATIO EX NIHILO | 141 |
ITS ABOUT TIME Reflections on a Theology of Rest | 154 |
THE CHURCH AS A HOUSEHOLD OF LIFE ABUNDANT Reimagining the Church in the Context of Global Economics | 172 |
ARTISANS OF HOPE ARTISANS OF WONDER | 189 |
Human Dignity and the Integrity of Creation | 199 |
Notes | 213 |
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CRUM CREEK SPIRITUALITY Earth as a Living Sacrament | 121 |
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