Opting for the margins : postmodernity and liberation in Christian theology /

The authors of this volume seek to revive the preferential option for the poor for the postmodern world, showing how options for the margins can engage postmodernity in new ways and break new ground in religious, theological and ethical, as well as social, political and economic thinking.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Rieger, Joerg
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003.
Series:	Reflection and theory in the study of religion.
Subjects:	Liberation theology. Postmodernism > Religious aspects > Christianity. Théologie de la libération. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Liberation. Liberation theology Postmodernism > Religious aspects > Christianity Theologie der Befreiung Postmoderne Aufsatzsammlung Bevrijdingstheologie. Postmodernisme. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Opting for the margins in a postmodern world / Joerg Rieger
Subalternity and advocacy as Kairos for theology / Mark Lewis Taylor
On (re)centering the margins / David N. Field
Liberation theology in the twenty-first century / Kwok Pui-lan
The situation and tasks of liberation theology today / Gustavo Gutiérrez
Option for the poor and the Exclusion of women / Elina Vuola
More than ever / Dwight N. Hopkins
Knowing the God of the poor / Roberto S. Goizueta
The work of love / M. Gail Hamner
Theology and the power of the margins in a postmodern world / Joerg Rieger.