Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians: 1 - Softcover

Don H. Compier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800662156 ISBN 13: 9780800662158

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2007

Synopsis

Distinguished theologians assess the achievements and legacies of thirty-one theological giants in light of Christianity's engagement with imperial power, conquest, colonization, and post colonial themes. This is a textbook anthology suitable for classroom use.

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About the Author:

Don H. Compier is founding Dean and Professor of Theology at Community of Christ Seminary, Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa.Kwok Pui-lan is Professor of Theology at Episcopal Divinity School.Joerg Rieger is Professor of Systematic Theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is author of Remember the Poor: The Challenge to Theology in the Twenty-first Century (1998) and God and the Excluded: Visions and Blindspots in Contemporary Theology (Fortress Press, 2000). He is also editor of Liberating the Future: God, Mammon, and Theology (Fortress Press, 1998) and Theology from the Belly of the Whale: A Frederick Herzog Reader.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0800662156
• ISBN 13: 9780800662158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 584