ABSTRACT

Bringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

Formative Practices in Christian Theology

part I|130 pages

India

chapter 1|6 pages

Encountering Munuswamy

chapter 3|16 pages

Hierarchy, Equality and Religion

chapter 4|15 pages

The Revolt of 1857 and the Caste Question

chapter 5|20 pages

Caste and the Mass Movements

chapter 7|11 pages

Christianity and Early Indian Nationalism

chapter 8|13 pages

Christian Theology in a Hindu Context

chapter 10|6 pages

Professor Hick and the Universe of Faiths

part II|84 pages

Practical Theology

part |82 pages

Introduction to Part II

part III|54 pages

Christian Ethics

part |52 pages

Introduction to Part III

part IV|158 pages

Political Theology

part |156 pages

Introduction to Part IV

chapter 28|5 pages

Mystique and Politique

chapter 29|19 pages

The Theological Task

chapter 30|17 pages

The Promise of Liberation Theology

chapter 31|15 pages

The Church, Theology and the Poor

chapter 32|6 pages

Can Liberation Theology Survive 1989?

chapter 34|12 pages

Social Justice in Protestant Thought

part V|61 pages

Public Theology

part |59 pages

Introduction to Part V

chapter 37|8 pages

Ethics and Salvation

chapter 38|9 pages

Education and Moral Values: Who Educates?

chapter 39|7 pages

Welfare and Conviction Politics

chapter |7 pages

Epilogue

Public Theology in an Age of Terror