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Exodus Church and Civil Society Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jürgen Moltmann
By Scott R. Paeth
Copyright 2008
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the intersection of theology and social theory in the work of Jürgen Moltmann. In particular, it examines the way in which his concept of the "Exodus Church" can illuminate the importance of the idea of civil society for a Christian public theology. The concept of civil society can aid in moving from the narrower category of "political theology," a term used frequently by... Read more
Exodus Church and Civil Society
Biography
Scott Paeth is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University, Chicago, IL. He works in the fields of theological ethics, applied ethics, and public theology. His previous publications include Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics: A Reader, The Local Church in a Global Era, and Who Do You Say That I Am? Christology and Identity in the United Church of Christ.
