In the World, But Not of the World
Autor: | Fitz-Gibbon, Andrew L |
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EAN: | 9780739101193 |
Sachgruppe: | Religion/Theologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 272 |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 14.06.2000 |
Untertitel: | Christian Social Thinking at the End of the Twentieth Century |
Schlagworte: | Religion - Catholicism |
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In the World, But Not of the World explores the threefold tension among Alasdair MacIntyre's prognosis for Western society; the desires of some for a social transformation with a Christian moral vision at the sacred centre; and a "baptist" understanding of Christianity as essentially voluntary, non-sacralist discipleship. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon uses five contemporary Christian social thinkers, from different traditions, as conversation partners. Through his examination of these thinkers, Fitz-Gibbon explores how the church may continue to truthfully narrate the Christian story in the midst of the moral tensions of late-capitalist Western society. His creative conclusion is that the church at the beginning of the twenty-first century can move toward a resolution of the central tension of "being in the world,but not of the world" through a synthesis of the believers' church tradition and an affirmation of communitarian liberal democracy.