Andrew L Fitz-Gibbon

In the World, But Not of the World

Christian Social Thinking at the End of the Twentieth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

In the World, But Not of the World explores the threefold tension among Alasdair MacIntyre's prognosis for Western society; the desires of some for a social transformation with a Christian moral vision at the sacred centre; and a "baptist" understanding of Christianity as essentially voluntary, non-sacralist discipleship. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon uses five contemporary Christian social thinkers, from different traditions, as conversation partners. Through his examination of these thinkers, Fitz-Gibbon explores how the church may continue to truthfully narrate the Christian story in the midst of the moral tensions of late-capitalist Western society. His creative conclusion is that the church at the beginning of the twenty-first century can move toward a resolution of the central tension of "being in the world,but not of the world" through a synthesis of the believers' church tradition and an affirmation of communitarian liberal democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780739101193
• ISBN-10: 0739101196
• Artikelnr.: 38494230

Autorenporträt

Andrew L. Fitz-Gibbon is an ordained Baptist minister. He is Adjunct Professor at Trinity College and Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana, and has been a guest scholar at the University of Newcastle and a visiting scholar at Cornell University.