Theology, Ideology and Liberation

by Peter Scott

Overview

This work offers a theological response to the Marxist critique of ideology, a critique that suggests that Christianity is reactionary—that Christianity, in other words, concentrates on the individual, and cannot make a contribution to changing society. Peter Scott takes this criticism seriously, and offers a constructive response, stressing with feminist and liberation theologies the contextual nature of theology. Central to his argument are interpretations of resurrection as social and how God might be present to society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521464765
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/24/1994
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion , #6
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

General editors' preface; Preface; Introduction; Part I: The Shape of the Argument; 1. Theology and the Marxist critique of ideology; 2. Hegemony, ideology and determination; Part II: Liberating Theology; 3. Against idolatry: two protocols; 4. God/world: distinction and connections; Part III: Christian liberation? 5. Theology and society; 6. Incarnation, resurrection and liberation; 7. Society and God's trinitarian presence; 8. Unfinished business; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...complex, original, scholarly, and carefully argued..." Theology Today

"[Scott] is a gifted thinker with a very clear grasp of Marxism and the challenges it presents..." Theological Studies

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