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Contours for a Public Lutheran Theology in the Face of Empire
Author(s) -
Hansen Guillermo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2010.00513.x
Subject(s) - empire , glory , faith , face (sociological concept) , declaration , interpretation (philosophy) , narrative , action (physics) , theology , reductionism , sociology , philosophy , religious studies , law , political science , epistemology , social science , linguistics , physics , optics , quantum mechanics
: Three themes structure Lutheranism's interpretation of the biblical narrative as it intersects with the present challenges of Empire: justification by faith as a declaration of inclusiveness; God's threefold‐multidimensional action creating and sustaining democratic practices ( two kingdoms ); and the cross as the critical ‘weapon’ against the ‘glory’ of Empire. This implies placing our theology within the present cultural and religious debate in a way consistent with the methodology of the cross: a theology done from the bowels of Empire, revealing its true face behind its alleged ‘benevolent’ mask.