Theology and the Crisis of Engagement: Essays on the Relationship Between Theology and the Social Sciences (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498263184)

What does theology have to do with sociology? Do the social sciences in general provide helpful assistance to theologians? Does theology have anything to contribute to social theory? This compendium of essays attempts to address such questions. In so doing, it confronts assumptions about how academic disciplines are best articulated, whether within their own airtight frames or in dialogue with one another. The essays in the first half of the book accomplish this from historical and methodological perspectives, while the remaining essays present case studies or constructive proposals for how theology might engage the social sciences in productive ways. For those particularly interested in the ongoing development of theologies of liberation, this book will be timely. The essays, reflecting a definite international flavor, are written in honor of Lee Cormie, a long-standing advocate of what he calls the "new voices" in theology that have irrupted in the wake of Vatican II. Cormie has spent over three decades teaching theologies of liberation at the Toronto School of Theology on the campus of the University of Toronto. This book continues the many conversations that his teaching has provoked.

Author: Jeff Nowers
ISBN-10: 1498263186
ISBN-13: 9781498263184
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2013
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d