God and Globalization: Volume 4 Globalization and Grace

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ISBN: 9780567114822 | 0567114821
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Copyright: 11/5/2009

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This final interpretive volume of the God and Globalization series argues for a view of Christian theology that, in critical dialogue with other world religions and philosophies, is able to engage the new world situation, play a critical role in reforming

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction: Faith and Globalization	p. 1
Three Worrisome Developments	p. 3
Defining the Terms	p. 7
The Temptation to Imperialism	p. 12
Some Historical Precedents	p. 18
On Capitalism and Socialism	p. 22
The Better Evidence	p. 27
What Then Do We Need?	p. 32
The Question: A Review and a Direction	p. 35
The Purpose of This Volume	p. 35
What We Have Done: A Brief Review	p. 40
A Short Genealogy of Today's Globalization	p. 45
Religion in the World's Civilizations	p. 52
Representative Figures	p. 57
Must Religions also Clash?	p. 62
A Third Option	p. 72
The Approach: ôPublic Theologyö	p. 77
What Does Public Theology Do?	p. 77
Public Theology and Modern Philosophy: An Impasse?	p. 81
A Brief History of the Idea	p. 86
Why a ôPublicö Theology?	p. 95
Why Not a ôPoliticalô Theology?	p. 100
The Meanings of ôTheology,ö	p. 105
Why a ôChristianö Public Theology?	p. 114
The First Grace: Creation	p. 117
Toward Biblical Doctrines	p. 117
ôIn the Beginning à,ö	p. 120
Creation Is Not Nature	p. 126
The ôCultural Mandate,ö	p. 131
The Image and Human Capabilities	p. 137
The First Grace Betrayed	p. 144
ôOut of the Garden,ö	p. 152
The Second Grace: Providence	p. 158
Living with Sin	p. 158
The Covenant Inspired	p. 161
The Elements of Covenant	p. 164
The First Element: Who Is in the Covenant?	p. 165
The Second Element: Moral Laws and First Principles	p. 167
A Comment on Moral Law	p. 170
The Third Element: Purposes	p. 173
Vocation	p. 174
But There Were Prophets	p. 177
And Priests Too	p. 180
The Question of Kings	p. 186
A Note on Wisdom	p. 188
The Covenant and Offices Renewed	p. 189
The Third Grace: Salvation	p. 194
Grace Enfleshed	p. 194
Saving Grace	p. 197
New Directions in Missions	p. 201
Social Conversions	p. 209
Where Is the Kingdom Hope?	p. 215
The Kingdom Is Still Coming	p. 220
What Difference Does It Make?	p. 224
Toward Sanctification?	p. 226
A Summary with Conclusions and implications	p. 230
Globalizing Christian Ethics	p. 230
Globalization as ôAnother Fall,ö	p. 235
The ôProvidential Graceö View	p. 239
Thus, Globalization as Mission	p. 246
Index	p. 251
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