Böcker av Ruben Rosario Rodriguez

Why Does John Calvin Matter for the Twenty-First Century?Calvin for the World offers a fresh evaluation of John Calvin's theological and political thought, showing how his theological legacy impacted the formation of the modern world, its worldview, and its social institutions and why Calvin remains a valuable theological interlocutor for those interested in advancing the work of social, political, racial, and economic justice today."The creative fruit of twenty years of teaching, this lively text ranges over many topics that contemporary people would see as their own concerns. Rosario Rodríguez shares the exciting surprises that his students have encountered when he has brought voices from many contexts into dialogue with Calvin, and he makes a good case that the so-called dictator of Geneva has something relevant to say today, that this long misread (or rather, unread) pastor is a viable and even worthwhile conversation partner on these 'modern' issues."--Elsie McKee, Princeton Theological Seminary (emerita)"Calvin for the World shows us what it looks like to thoughtfully engage with a theological giant who bears a complicated legacy and yet still says much that may be of value for us today. In Rosario Rodríguez's capable hands, Calvin is revealed to be a proto-liberationist by the lights of his own convictions as he is interpreted through the genius of his most radical followers."--Jonathan Tran, author of Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism"An excellent contribution to the analysis of the importance of Calvin as a leader of the emerging Protestant Christian theology. Rosario Rodríguez carefully analyzes the various aspects of Calvinist thought and their implications for the convergences between Calvinism, Lutheranism, and Catholicism. I recommend attentive and careful reading of this extraordinary book."--Luis N. Rivera-Pagán, Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus)"A comprehensive analysis of Calvin's theology, practical ministry, and recommendations for Christians in social, economic, and political relations. This book is valuable for scholars, students, pastors, and church classes."--Harlan Beckley, Washington and Lee University (emeritus)

The swelling ranks of religious "nones"-those who do not identify with any particular religious tradition-have demonstrated that traditional Christian apologetics set on delivering a universally accepted, objectively verifiable system that proves the truth and superiority of Christian belief has failed. Turned off by organized Christianity's hypocrisy and politics of intolerance, millennials and Generation Z have rejected such domineering forms of reasoning aimed at winning converts through logical argument. Not only is this misguided missional strategy, argues Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, but it's grounded in bad theology as well. The propositional truth claims imply that if you accept the argument, you must accept the Christian faith too. Instead of this triumphalist understanding of Christian truth, Rosario argues for a broken and contrite Christian theology that can help make sense of a fractured world. Realizing that fragments of truth are often all we have, he points out that the search for the truth of God and the self will most often be found while engaged in the struggle for justice. Theological Fragments is not another set of strategies for how to win back millennials. Rather, it provides a foundational theological vision necessary to the work of inviting the "nones" to hear the gospel afresh.

RubA (c)n Rosario RodrA guez addresses the long-standing division between Christian theologies that take revelation as their starting point and focus and those that take human culture as theirs. After introducing these two theological streams that originate with Karl Barth and Paul Tillich...

Undertakes a critical examination of explicitly theological and confessional perspectives for understanding and transforming North American racism. This book offers insights from Latino/a theology for broader scholarly and social discussions concerning racism, borders, and immigration.