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Master of Divinity, Theologisches Seminar der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche, Reutlingen, Germany, 1989. Master of Theology, Duke University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1994.
(Even as capitalism claims victory, the reality of poverty...)
Even as capitalism claims victory, the reality of poverty, suffering, and pain continues to grow throughout the world, including the "first world." This book explores the challenge to theology of the increasingly emphatic cries of people at the margins.The first part of the book rereads the theological spectrum from a position that includes the poor. Liberal Protestant theologies in North American and Roman Catholic variations of modern theology in Latin America are examined from the perspective of the underside of history framed by Jacques Lacan’s notion of imaginary and symbolic orders.The second part introduces the Lacanian notion of the real, setting the stage for the role the marginalized might play in the future of theology. The progressive integration of the voice of those at the margins is then traced in the theological works of Frederick Herzog (North America) and Gustavo Gutiérrez (Latin America).The final part draws together the most important elements of a new theological paradigm that grow out an encounter with the underside of history and its implications for a new theology and new theologians.Jeorg Rieger teaches systematic theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
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(Theology is fracturing along tension lines once hidden by...)
Theology is fracturing along tension lines once hidden by the great modern consensus that reigned from Schleiermacher's day till our own. Now, all of it is in dispute: its starting point, its self-awareness, its claim to truth, its method and interaction with other disciplines and institutions in church, academy, and society.Rieger offers an enlightening way to understand the chief strands or options in theology today and a valuable proposal for resituating theology around the crucial issue of inclusion. He sees four competing vectors at work in today's Christian theology: Theology of Identity (liberal theology, represented by Schleiermacher and founded in the self), Theology of Difference (dialectical theology, represented by Barth and founded in the Wholly Other), Theology and the Postmodern (postcritical theology, represented by Lindbeck and founded on the text), and Theology and the Underside (liberation theology, represented by Gutierrez and others and founded in the interests of the other person).Further, Rieger goes on to propose that each of these is in some way exclusionary and elitist; the mass of humanity and the globe's most pressing problems do not invade this cathedral, and in some ways the market itself has replaced God. Religious thought can remain viable only when it is grounded in an openness that reaches beyond the global market and postmodern squabbles, critiques its own complicity in the situation, and resituates itself in express commitment to those left out of today's "gated community".
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(Although we loathe admitting it, Christians have often, t...)
Although we loathe admitting it, Christians have often, through crusade, conquest, and commerce, used the name and power of Christ to promote and justify political, economic, and even military gain. Rieger's ambitious and faith-filled project chips away at the colonial legacy of Christology to find the authentic Christ - or rather the many authentic depictions of Christ in history and theology that survive our self-serving domestications. Against the seeming inevitability of globalized unfairness, Rieger holds up a "stumbling block" that confounds even empire.
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(Christ & Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times by Riege...)
Christ & Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times by Rieger, Joerg [Augsburg F...
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(Even though economic downturns are still followed by uptu...)
Even though economic downturns are still followed by upturns, fewer people benefit from them. As a result, economic crisis is an everyday reality that permanently affects all levels of our lives. The logic of downturn, developed in this book, helps make sense of what is going on, as the economy shapes us more deeply than we had ever realized, not only our finances and our work, but also our relationships, our thinking, and even our hopes and desires. Religion is one arena shaped by economics and thus part of the problem but, as Joerg Rieger shows, it might also hold one of the keys for providing alternatives, since it points to energies for transformation and justice. Rieger's hopeful perspective unfolds in stark contrast to an economy and a religion that thrive on mounting inequality and differences of class.
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(No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future by Jo...)
No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future by Joerg Rieger [Fortress...
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(Globalization is a catchword of our time, referring to th...)
Globalization is a catchword of our time, referring to the interdependence that affects us all. But we often meet globalization with extreme ambivalence, recognizing that it has both positive and negative consequences for economics, politics, and culture. Joerg Rieger makes the point that even theology, itself, can be a manifestation of globalization. At its worst, theology can reflect Western intellectual imperialism and at its best, theology can encourage a compelling vision of diversity within unity. The author articulates a theology of globalization as a diverse phenomenon that respects different ways of seeing and knowing, thus encouraging harmony rather than homogeny.
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Master of Divinity, Theologisches Seminar der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche, Reutlingen, Germany, 1989. Master of Theology, Duke University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1994.
Wendland-Cook professor constructive theology.
(Although we loathe admitting it, Christians have often, t...)
(Even as capitalism claims victory, the reality of poverty...)
(Theology is fracturing along tension lines once hidden by...)
(Globalization is a catchword of our time, referring to th...)
(Even though economic downturns are still followed by uptu...)
(Christ & Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times by Riege...)
(No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future by Jo...)
Editor: Liberating the Future: God, Mammon, and Theology, 1998. Author: Remember the Poor: The Challenge to Theology in the Twenty-First Century, 1998, God and the Excluded: Visions and Blindspots in Contemporary Theology, 2001. Editor: Christ and Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times, 2007.
Author: Beyond the Spirit of Empire: Theology and Politics in a New Key (with Nestor Miguez and Jung Mo Sung), 2009, No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future, 2009, Globalization and Theology, 2010.
Member of American Academy Religion (Junior Scholar of Year award Southwest Commission on Religious Studies 1997).