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Radical Christian Voices and Practice: Essays in Honour of Christopher Rowland
Author(s): Zoe Bennett (Editor), David Gowler
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: March 21, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 318 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199599777
- ISBN-13: 9780199599776
Book Description
The use of the Bible has been fertile ground throughout Christian history for prophetic calls for radical change within society as a whole and the church in particular. The essays contained in this volume examine aspects of this radical tradition, its doctrine, hermeneutics, pedagogy, and social action. They offer a sustained development of the theme of the Bible and its reception and appropriation in the context of radical practices, and an exposition of the imaginative possibilities of radical engagement with the Bible in inclusive social contexts.
Part 1 treats New Testament texts directly-the Lukan writings, Paul and the Book of Revelation; Part 2 explores some examples of reception history and of radical appropriation of the Bible in history and literature; Part 3 addresses contemporary issues in liberation theology and public theology.
This book is a Festschrift in honour of Professor Christopher Rowland, the Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford.
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About the Author
Dr. David B. Gowler is Pierce Professor of Religion, Oxford College of Emory University; Senior Faculty Fellow at the Center for Ethics, Emory University; and Co-Editor of Emory Studies in Early Christianity. He is the author of Host, Guest, Enemy, and Friend: Portraits of the Pharisees in Luke and Acts; What Are They Saying about the Parables?: What Are They Saying about the Historical Jesus?; James through the Centuries; and The Parables after Jesus: Their Imaginative Receptions across Two Millennia. His books have been translated into French, Korean, and Japanese. He has also published dozens of articles, book chapters, and book reviews, and is the editor or coeditor of over thirty books. His blog about his most recent book can be found at: parablesreception.blogspot.com
