Speaking of God in an Inhumane World, Volume 2
Essays on Müntzer, Winstanley, Blake, Stringfellow, and Radical Christianity
- Theology
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
This two-volume collection of essays on the Bible and social justice, liberation theology, and radical Christianity by Christopher Rowland addresses the question raised by Gustavo Gutierrez about how we can speak of God as a loving parent in a world that continues to be so inhumane. These essays by an esteemed New Testament scholar represent intellectual interests of a lifetime as he integrated exegesis of the New Testament texts in their first-century contexts and located their interpretations within the quests for meaning and significance that exist within contemporary society. These essays represent mostly the latter concern--exploring Christian Scripture, which has informed the lives of men and women down the centuries--as they interpret both contexts, and in doing so make a significant contribution to contextual theology that should be heard by the inhabitants of both contexts. The first volume of Speaking of God in an Inhumane World includes essays on liberation theology and radical Christianity; the second volume focuses primarily on radical Christianity and includes reflections on Gerrard Winstanley, William Blake, William Stringfellow, and others.
Endorsements (3)
“Since the eighth century BCE, a vital strain in both Judaism and Christianity has understood ‘religion’ to include a visceral call to the practice of social justice. Christopher Rowland stands in that tradition and, over a lifetime, has written and witnessed to it. This volume helpfully brings together many of his papers on radical Christianity which provide not only a vital gloss on his biblical work but also provide an important resource in our present dark ages.”
“This volume brings together in one place many of Chris Rowland’s most important essays on the history of radical Christianity and especially its grounding in the Scriptures. Not only do they enrich our understanding of the past but they will inspire those who continue to live out that tradition in our own contemporary context.”
“Attention to historical perspectives opens up a critical space, in which we may see our present situation more truly. This second volume of Christopher Rowland’s essays inspiringly complements volume 1 and its focus on liberation theology by offering incisive and challenging examinations of historical figures whose lives and work—focused within the apocalyptic and the radical traditions of Christianity—provoke our imaginations to understand and ‘rouse our faculties to act’ in today’s inhumane world.”
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