The Books Store Critical Theory And Liberation Theology: A Comparison Of The Initial Work Of Jurgen Habermas And Gustavo Gutierrez (American University Studies Series VII, Theology And Religion)
Critical Theory and Liberation Theology: A Comparison of the Initial Work of Jurgen Habermas and Gustavo Gutierrez (American University Studies Series VII, Theology and Religion)
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Manufacturer: Peter Lang Publishing
EAN (European Article Number): 9780820420202
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Margaret M. Campbell
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Dewey Decimal Number: 230.0922
Publication Date: 1999-12
Reading Level: 117
Description: Critical Theory and Liberation Theology discusses two major features of the crisis of western modernity: the first of these arises from the assumption that any value-based societal critique rests upon an arbitrary or purely "emotive" choice of first principles. The second is that the Christian churches have not developed an understanding of the relationship between faith and modernity that enables them to be a consistent or liberating voice in public affairs. In response to this crisis, Margaret Campbell traces Jurgen Habermas's search for a means by which questions regarding human authenticity and emancipation can be brought into the arena of rational political discourse. Dr. Campbell also presents an account of Gustavo Gutierrez's liberation theology and describes it as a new kind of critical discourse about Christian faith, one that begins by examining the political praxis of Christians. Dr. Campbell concludes that together Habermas and Gutierrez have provided us with foundations for a theology of communicative and liberating praxis.
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