Opting for the Margins: Postmodernity and Liberation in Christian Theology by Jo

Description: Opting for the Margins by Joerg Rieger The essays in this volume show how some forms of postmodern thought and theology can mask patterns of oppression and provide an excuse for deafness to voices from the margins. The authors seek to revive the preferential option for the poor for the postmodern world. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ideas like the "preferential option for the poor"-arguing that people marginalized by the economy have a claim to "special consideration"-have been among the most significant insights in twentieth-century Christian theology. Arising out of various theologies of liberation, options for the poor and for people at the margins of society have provided major new impulses for biblical studies, systematic theology, church history, ecclesial practice, and the academicstudy of religion. Opting for the margins continues to be an important issue at a time when the gap between rich and poor is growing at an alarming rate both in the United States and in many other partsof the world, and when other gaps (based, for example, on differences in gender or race) continue to linger. Recently, however, options for the margins have been challenged by postmodern shifts in intellectual, social, political, and economic realities that often replace preferential options with other emphases, such as general concerns for pluralism, otherness, and difference. Options for the margins are therefore (at best) reduced to the special interests of certain minoritygroups, or (at worst) rejected as antiquated and irrelevant for the twenty-first century. The essays in this volume show how some forms of postmodern thought and theology can mask patterns ofoppression and provide an excuse for deafness to voices from the margins. The authors, writing from a wide variety of national, ethnic, and theological perspectives, 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. The essays connect philosophical and theological arguments to theconcrete realities of the postmodern world and to uncover new sources of energy in the life and death struggles of people across the globe. Author Biography Joerg Rieger is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of God and the Excluded: Visions and Blindspots in Contemporary Theology (2001) and Remember the Poor: The Challenge to Theology in the Twenty-First Century (1998). Long Description Ideas like the "preferential option for the poor"-arguing that people marginalized by the economy have a claim to "special consideration"-have been among the most significant insights in twentieth-century Christian theology. Arising out of various theologies of liberation, options for the poor and for people at the margins of society have provided major new impulses for biblical studies, systematic theology, church history, ecclesial practice, and the academicstudy of religion. Opting for the margins continues to be an important issue at a time when the gap between rich and poor is growing at an alarming rate both in the United States and in many other parts of the world, and when other gaps (based, for example, on differences in gender or race) continue tolinger. Recently, however, options for the margins have been challenged by postmodern shifts in intellectual, social, political, and economic realities that often replace preferential options with other emphases, such as general concerns for pluralism, otherness, and difference. Options for the margins are therefore (at best) reduced to the special interests of certain minority groups, or (at worst) rejected as antiquated and irrelevant for the twenty-first century. Theessays in this volume show how some forms of postmodern thought and theology can mask patterns of oppression and provide an excuse for deafness to voices from the margins. The authors, writing from a wide variety of national, ethnic, and theological perspectives, seek to revive the preferential optionfor 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. The essays connect philosophical and theological arguments to the concrete realities of the postmodern world and to uncover new sources of energy in the life and death struggles of people across the globe. Details ISBN019516119X Short Title OPTING FOR THE MARGINS Series AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Language English ISBN-10 019516119X ISBN-13 9780195161199 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2003 Subtitle Postmodernity and Liberation in Christian Theology Illustrations black & white illustrations Edited by Joerg Rieger Position Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Perkins School of Theology Affiliation Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University DOI 10.1604/9780195161199 UK Release Date 2003-09-25 AU Release Date 2003-09-25 NZ Release Date 2003-09-25 US Release Date 2003-09-25 Birth 1945 Qualifications MD. Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Joerg Rieger Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2003-09-25 DEWEY 230 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 224 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53297078;

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