Interpreting the Postmodern by Rosemary Radford Ruether
Modernity and postmodernity are intensely contested interpretive spaces. In a time, or mood, that many in the industrialized world consider to be postmodern, what should the contribution of Christian theology be? What are its chances, its challenges, its hopes and limits? This volume represents a collection of approaches by various authors whose work engages the contemporary theological space-modern, postmodern, and otherwise - in ways that are in critical conversation with radical orthodoxy, but suggesting alternative approaches and readings. claims about postmodern space, in ways that aim to acknowledge the importance of the questions and critiques raised by Milbank, Pickstock, Ward, and others, but that proposes different responses to issue crucial to contemporary theological discourse such as: the difficulty to engage the powerful critiques offered by radical orthodoxy, while resisting the totality of vision and approach, the struggle for justice against poverty and predatory capitalism, theologies of incarnation, theological gender constructions, participation and presence in the eucharistic liturgy, narrative legitimacy through periodization, the radical nature of ethnic and cultural Otherness, reciprocity and redemption, immanence and transcendence, feminist philosophy of religion, a Jewish feminist re-enchantment of the world, theological eurocentrism, theologies of gift and economic exchange, and constructive theology.
mention in Churchman, Spring 2009
'This is a rich and stimulating set of essays which asks important questions of the radical orthodoxy movementIt will be of particular interest to those seeking to understand the trajectories of contemporary theology.' Susan Stephenson, The Pastoral Review, Vol 2, Issue 6 -- Susan Stephenson * pastoral review, the *
'This is a rich and stimulating set of essays which asks important questions of the radical orthodoxy movementIt will be of particular interest to those seeking to understand the trajectories of contemporary theology.' Susan Stephenson, The Pastoral Review, Vol 2, Issue 6 -- Susan Stephenson * pastoral review, the *
Marion Grau is the Assistant Professor of Theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, a member of the Graduate Theological Union. Rosemary Radford Ruether is the author of numerous works including New Woman, New Earth, Gaia and God, and Woman and Redemption.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780567028907 |
| ISBN 10 | 0567028909 |
| Title | Interpreting the Postmodern |
| Author | Rosemary Radford Ruether |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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