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Lutheran Identity and Political Theology
Carl-Henri Grenholm
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Description for Lutheran Identity and Political Theology
Paperback. A collection of essays that engage with the issues of identity faced by the Lutheran tradition and the need to develop a coherent political theology that meets the challenges of cultural pluralism and social injustice. Editor(s): Gunner, Goran. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Lutheran tradition has in various ways influenced attitudes to work, the economy, the state, education, and health care. One reason that Lutheran theology has been interpreted in various ways is that it is always influenced by surrounding social and cultural contexts. In a society where the church has lost a great deal of its cultural impact and authority, and where there is a plurality of religious convictions, the question of Lutheran identity has never been more urgent. However, this question is also raised in the Global South where Lutheran churches need to find their identity in a relationship with ... Read more
Lutheran tradition has in various ways influenced attitudes to work, the economy, the state, education, and health care. One reason that Lutheran theology has been interpreted in various ways is that it is always influenced by surrounding social and cultural contexts. In a society where the church has lost a great deal of its cultural impact and authority, and where there is a plurality of religious convictions, the question of Lutheran identity has never been more urgent. However, this question is also raised in the Global South where Lutheran churches need to find their identity in a relationship with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227175248
SKU
V9780227175248
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99-2
About Carl-Henri Grenholm
Carl-Henric Grenholm is Senior Professor of Ethics at the Department of Theology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Goran Gunner is Associate Professor in Mission Studies, Uppsala University, and Researcher at Church of Sweden Research Unit.
Reviews for Lutheran Identity and Political Theology
"Overall, the collection demonstrates that Lutheran scholarship is alive and aware of the same challenges of the twenty-first century that other denominational bodies are beginning to address. Those who are looking for glimpses of how these questions are being addressed will find a diverse set of answers between the covers, unified in their optimism." -Claire Hein Blanton, Modern Believing (57.2), ... Read more