The Legacy of Theological Liberalism : A Ghost in Public Theology
(2022) In T&T Clark Handbooks p.127-146- Abstract
- Charting the conversation between Robert N. Bellah and Martin E. Marty in which the concept of public theology was coined, this chapter contends that public theologies have been haunted by a ghost – the ghost of theological liberalism, concretized in Paul Tillich. Instead of casting out the ghost, however, the chapter re-claims this legacy in order to carve out the contours of a criterion that allows for critical analyses and constructive assessments of theologies in the public square today: openness to otherness. If public theologies learn to open themselves to the other, they resist the interpretation and instrumentalization of theologies for the contagious construct of the clash of civilizations by calling for coalitions between... (More)
- Charting the conversation between Robert N. Bellah and Martin E. Marty in which the concept of public theology was coined, this chapter contends that public theologies have been haunted by a ghost – the ghost of theological liberalism, concretized in Paul Tillich. Instead of casting out the ghost, however, the chapter re-claims this legacy in order to carve out the contours of a criterion that allows for critical analyses and constructive assessments of theologies in the public square today: openness to otherness. If public theologies learn to open themselves to the other, they resist the interpretation and instrumentalization of theologies for the contagious construct of the clash of civilizations by calling for coalitions between Christians and non-Christians. (Less)
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- author
- Schmiedel, Ulrich LU
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology
- series title
- T&T Clark Handbooks
- editor
- Hübenthal, Christoph and Alpers, Christiane
- pages
- 127 - 146
- publisher
- Bloomsbury T&T Clark
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85189593065
- ISBN
- 9780567692160
- 9780567692177
- 9780567692184
- 9780567692153
- DOI
- 10.5040/9780567692184.0013
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 786cdff6-bdbb-49f3-a2b9-e6c6463068d6
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- 2024-02-25 14:13:14
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