A Theology of Engagement

Ian S. Markham

abr 2008 · Distribuido por John Wiley & Sons

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This ground-breaking book challenges readers to rethink the divide between liberal and orthodox approaches which characterises Christianity today.

• Provides an alternative to the liberal / orthodox divide in contemporary Christianity.
• Defends Christianity's engagement with non-Christian traditions.
• Includes important discussion of theological method.
• Illustrated with case studies involving human rights, interfaith tolerance, economics, and ethics.

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Ian S. Markham is Dean of Hartford Seminary, Connecticut and Professor of Theology and Ethics. He is the author of numerous books, including Plurality and Christian Ethics (1994) and Truth and the Reality of God (1999). For Blackwell Publishing he has edited A World Religions Reader (second edition, 1999) and Encountering Religion (2000). He is the editor of Conversations in Religion and Theology.