Charles Marsh

Wayward Christian Soldiers

Freeing the Gospel from Political Captivity

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Produktbeschreibung

Leading evangelical theologian Marsh offers a powerful indictment of the political activism of evangelical Christian leaders and churches in the United States. This book represents a unique entry into the increasingly pivotal debate over the role of faith in American politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780195376036
• ISBN-10: 019537603X
• Artikelnr.: 24424011

Autorenporträt

Charles Marsh is Professor of Religion and Director of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia. His books include Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Last Days, God's Long Summer, which won the 1998 Grawemeyer Award in Religion, and most recently, The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, from the Civil Rights Movement to Today. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he has written for The New York Times, Books and Culture, Modern Theology, and numerous other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: On Being a Christian after Bush
* Chapter One: Singing a Sweet Song of Salvation
* Chapter Two: Who is the God We Trust
* Chapter Three: The Piety of Cosmic Entitlement
* Chapter Four: Whatever Happened to the Peculiar People?
* Chapter Five: Theology Matters: A Brief History of Modern
Christianity in which the Reader Learns Why the Christian Right are
Theological Liberals
* Chapter Six: Learning to Be Quiet in a Noisy Nation (and in a Nation
of Noisy Believers)
* Chapter Seven: Keepers of the Faith: The Christian Tradition Speaks
(Carefully)
* Chapter Eight: Passing the Global Test: The Call of World
Christianity
* Chapter Nine: The Christian Mission Today:
* Making Space for God's Truth in the World
* Acknowledgments
* Bibliography