Title Christian ethics at the boundary : feminism and theologies of public life / Karen V. Guth

Published Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction 1 -- 1. Old divides and new trajectories in Christian ethics -- 2. Churches as self-critical and creative cultures a witness- and feminist-inspired appropriation of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought on the church -- 3. Feminism as Christian politics a realist- and feminist-inspired appropriation of John Howard Yoder's pacifism -- 4. Christian ethics for the creatively maladjusted Martin Luther King Jr.'s "feminist" and "womanist" politics of love -- Conclusion : from the genuine community of argument to the beloved community Summary In contemporary reflection on Christianity and politics, the work of realist, witness, and feminist theologians has been done in isolation--that is, each school has largely pursued its projects without incorporating the insights of the others. Christian Ethics at the Boundary offers the first approach to public and political theology developed at the boundaries that separate these approaches. Extending the strong contextual work of theologians like Robin W. Lovin and Stanley Hauerwas on one hand, and Kathryn Tanner, Monica A. Coleman, and Mary McClintock Fulkerson on the other, author Karen V. Guth engages the theologies of prominent public theologians Reinhold Niebuhr, John Howard Yoder, and Martin Luther King Jr. to identify new trajectories for future work in Christian ethics. By fostering constructive dialogue between these pivotal public theologians of the twentieth century, their contemporary representatives, and the vanguard voices in feminist and womanist theology, Guth identifies ecclesiology as a new agenda for realist theologians, feminism as a vital form of Christian politics for witness theologians, and "creative maladjustment" as a productive theological stance for all Christian ethicists. In doing so, the work displays an innovative method that enables a vivid, collaborative vision of Christian politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Ethics SUBJECT King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 fast Subject Christian ethics. Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ethics. Christian ethics Ethics Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Form Electronic book ISBN 9781451469752 1451469756

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