Creative Disobedience

Dorothee Solle; Lawrence W. Dendf

ISBN 10: 0829810196 / ISBN 13: 9780829810196

Published by Pilgrim Pr, 1995

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0829810196I5N00

Synopsis:

Unquestioning obedience - in politics, religion, and gender roles - leads to disaster. But how are we to overcome these pernicious traditions without hurtling toward anarchy and antinomianism? In this updated edition of a classic text, theologian Dorothee Solle examines historical patterns of obedience and oppression and suggests a model of timeless "creative disobedience" that leads to liberation for all. Appealing to the figure of Jesus, whose earthly ministry was marked by submission to the will of God, not to oppressive institutions. Solle reminds us that this kind of revolutionary response is required of all of us. She also offers a revealing account of her own evolution as a female scholar searching for the meaning of God - a search that led not to a rejection of her faith, but to the theological justification of faithful and creative disobedience.

About the Author: Dorothee Solle is visiting professor of systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Creative Disobedience
Publisher: Pilgrim Pr
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket