Christian Engagement in Social Change
Author | : Muthuraj Swamy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Church work |
ISBN | : 9789351482253 |
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Author | : Muthuraj Swamy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Church work |
ISBN | : 9789351482253 |
Author | : James A. Beckford |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1986-11-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781446233306 |
"The book shows how rapid social change gives rise to novel religious interpretations and how new religious movements, in turn, try to influence the process of change. This analysis is illustrated by studies of the advanced societies of North America and Europe, of Japan during the first phase of industrialization, and of countries and regions in the developing world. New religious movements are revealed as a normal aspect of social life and as critical indicators of social change. This is reflected in each movement's social composition, teachings, values, religious practices and organizational structures as well as their engagement in politics, business and their structuring of social relationships."--Publisher's description.
Author | : Stephen Mott |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2011-03-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199739374 |
For the past thirty years, Biblical Ethics and Social Change has provided a keenly insightful biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Stephen Charles Mott shows how central concepts in biblical and theological ethics-grace, evil, love, justice, and the Reign of God-figure into social change, arguing that Christian social change must be rooted not only in justice but in the grace received through the death and resurrection of Christ. Mott also uses ethics, scripture, and theology to evaluate methods for carrying out that intentional social change, through examination of the complex roles of evangelism, countercommunity, civil disobedience, armed revolution, and political reform. He argues that change can only be brought about by taking upon oneself the cause of the oppressed and by using all available and legitimate means of meeting basic needs by providing for all what is essential for inclusion in society. This revised second edition contains Mott's further reflections on the topic and updates its applications to contemporary social life. Book jacket.
Author | : Dieumeme Noëlliste |
Publisher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2023-03-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1839738014 |
Though called to partner in God’s holy work of transformation, the church has often responded with resignation rather than hope in the face of a broken, hurting, and violent world. In Authentic Engagement, Dieumeme and Mirlenda Noëlliste remind us that the church was never meant to content itself with faith in the hereafter. However, to fulfill its God-given role in society, it must know what and whose it is, and situate itself accordingly. The authors explore questions of ecclesiology and establish the theological foundations for social engagement as they examine what it means to be a people defined by relationship with the triune God. Arguing that the church has a mandate to see the world transformed, they suggest a model of engagement that would empower believers to act as agents of transformation in all realms of society, while remaining deeply rooted in their calling as ambassadors of a heavenly kingdom. This book brings hope and conviction in equal measures as it reawakens the church to a consciousness of its identity, its calling, and its powerful potential to bring change in the here and now.
Author | : James Davison Hunter |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2010-04-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 019977952X |
The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and provocative--answers to these questions. Hunter begins with a penetrating appraisal of the most popular models of world-changing among Christians today, highlighting the ways they are inherently flawed and therefore incapable of generating the change to which they aspire. Because change implies power, all Christian eventually embrace strategies of political engagement. Hunter offers a trenchant critique of the political theologies of the Christian Right and Left and the Neo-Anabaptists, taking on many respected leaders, from Charles Colson to Jim Wallis and Stanley Hauerwas. Hunter argues that all too often these political theologies worsen the very problems they are designed to solve. What is really needed is a different paradigm of Christian engagement with the world, one that Hunter calls "faithful presence"--an ideal of Christian practice that is not only individual but institutional; a model that plays out not only in all relationships but in our work and all spheres of social life. He offers real-life examples, large and small, of what can be accomplished through the practice of "faithful presence." Such practices will be more fruitful, Hunter argues, more exemplary, and more deeply transfiguring than any more overtly ambitious attempts can ever be. Written with keen insight, deep faith, and profound historical grasp, To Change the World will forever change the way Christians view and talk about their role in the modern world.
Author | : Ronald J. Sider |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dieumeme Noëlliste |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Christian sociology |
ISBN | : 9781839738036 |
Author | : Donald E. Miller |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2007-09-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0520940938 |
How and why is Christianity's center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book which provides the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life, the book dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging, nuanced portrait of a major new social movement.
Author | : Ronald J. Sider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Christianity and economics |
ISBN | : 9780340228104 |
Author | : Francis K.G. Lim |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2020-12-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1000297438 |
How does Christianity continue to experience growth in an increasingly authoritarian political system that enforces strict regulations on religion? How are ordinary Christians affected by social and political changes in the country, and how do they make their influence felt in wider society? Taking Chinese Christians’ experience as a case study, Lim and Sng examine the possibilities and limitations of Christian engagement in society under an authoritarian regime. They look especially at efforts by religious individuals and groups who are seeking to address social issues by engaging in unobtrusive and non-antagonistic activities that interact with controlling state institutions. Their emphasis is on everyday lived religion, analysing how Christians express their faith in their everyday activity and not only in spaces demarcated as falling within the religious domain. This book is a valuable reference for scholars and students looking to understand religion in relation to politics, culture and everyday life in rapidly modernising East Asian societies and particularly in China.