Böcker av Joerg Rieger

Within the pages of this book, an international group of Methodist scholars are united in the belief that another church and another world are not only necessary but possible. Holiness traditions, even though at times addressing matters too narrowly and at other times to triumphantly, are in agreement that the status quo in both church and world can be improved upon significantly. The question is not whether but how does this happen and how far does it go. Amidst ongoing discussions of reforms, reformations, and revolutions, this volume argues that comprehensive transformations are afoot. Our expectations are not built on shallow optimism or wide-spread beliefs in progress; they are built on evangelical expectations and holiness histories as they have shaped up since the beginnings of evangelical holiness movements. Recent decades, in particular, have rekindled broader perspectives that push beyond reductionistic focuses on individuals, closed communities, or particular church bodies. The hope of the gospel that is at the heart of the Methodist evangelical holiness traditions needs to be tested and verified in concrete transformations, which will be spelled out in the chapters of this book.

Globalizaci├│n es la palabra clave de nuestro tiempo, la cual refiere a la interdependencia que nos afecta a todos. Pero a menudo nos enfrentamos a la globalizaci├│n con una ambivalencia extrema, con sus consecuencias tanto positivas como negativas para la econom├¡a, la pol├¡tica y la cultura. Joerg Rieger se├▒ala que incluso la propia teolog├¡a puede ser una manifestaci├│n de la globalizaci├│n. En el peor de los casos, la teolog├¡a puede ser un reflejo del imperialismo intelectual occidental, y en el mejor de los casos, fomentar una visi├│n convincente de la diversidad dentro de la unidad. El autor articula una teolog├¡a de la globalizaci├│n como un fen├│meno diverso que respeta las diferentes formas de ver y conocer, fomentando as├¡ el sentido de armon├¡a en lugar de la homogeneidad.Traducido por Marisa Strizzi.Publicado por JUANUNO1 Ediciones, en acuerdo con GEMRIP www.gemrip.org

Occupy Religion introduces readers to the growing role of religion in the Occupy Movement and asks provocative questions about how people of faith can work for social justice. From the temperance movement to the Civil Rights movement, churches have played key roles in important social movements, and Occupy Religion shows this role is no less critical today.