Postcolonial Europe in the Crucible of Cultures

Reckoning with God in a World of Conflicts
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-420-2238-6
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 253 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Reihe: Currents of Encounter

Over the past forty years Europe has grown as a global presence and today it plays an important role in a variety of ways: politically, socially, economically, and culturally. European theologians have no choice but to take cognizance of this fact and respond to the broad social challenges by clarifying their views on God and being a prophetic voice in cultural, political and social decision-making. The authors in this volume take up four main contemporary global challenges, i.e. globalization, violence, gender, and the environment, and the volume provides its readers with first-rate theological reflections in Europe. The articles offered here are the result of an intensive workshop held in Leuven in September 2004 and are sponsored by the European Commission and the VLIR, as part of a three-year study program on the understanding of God in Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Haers, Jacques

Hintersteiner, Norbert

Schrijver SJ, Georges De

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum und Weltreligionen, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christliche Kunst und Kultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Jacques HAERS SJ: Introduction
Part I - Globalization
Daniel Franklin PILARIO, CM: “Back to the Rough Ground”: Locating Resistance in Times of Globalization
Georges De SCHRIJVER SJ: Economic Globalization and the Ethical Debate
Norbert HINTERSTEINER: Postcolonial Claim for Culture: Inculturation and Africanism
Frans WIJSEN: “The Future of the Church is in our Hands”: Christian Migrants in the Netherlands
Part II - Wars and Violent Conflicts
Siegfried WIEDENHOFER: Towards a Theological Hermeneutics of Violence
Hans-Joachim SANDER: “You Love Life and We Love Death”: A Crucible Difference Concerning God’s Power In the Aftermath of Terror
François BOUSQUET: Recognizing God in Non-violence: A Reflection on Mk 15:39
Jamal KHADER: Opportunities and Threats for Religions in Conflict and Violence: How (Not) to Use the Name of God
Hendrik M. VROOM: Why Are We So Inclined to Evil? Religious Views on the Sources of Evil
Part III - Environmental and Ecological Challenges
Peter Tom JONES and Roger JACOBS: Globalization, Ecology and Sustainability: How Sustainable is Sustainable Development?
John D’ARCY MAY: Whose Universality? Which Interdependence? Human Rights, Social Responsibility and Ecological Integrity
Part IV – Gender
Gabriela Di RENZO: Latin-American Theologies Developed by Women
Veerle DRAULANS: Human Dignity Violated by Increasing Aggression: A Gender Analysis
List of Authors