Grace, Governance and Globalization [Hardcover]

What role does, could or should theology play in current discussions about our political realities? Is there a place for theological worldviews in the public conversation about policy making? Should theology critically unmask the underlying theological and metaphysical sources of contemporary politics?

The contributors to this volume reflect on new questions in public and political theology, inspired by the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. They discuss a variety of theological traditions and theories that could offer substantial contributions to current political challenges, and debate whether theology should contribute to the liberation of communities of poor and suffering people.

Stephan van Erpis Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium.

Martin G. Poulsomis Head of Theology in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Heythrop College, London, UK.

Lieven Boeveis Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium.

List of Contributors
1. Introduction: The Sacrament of Public Life
Stephan van Erp, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, the Netherlands

PART I: THEOLOGICAL HERMENEUTICS: 'IF POLITICS ISN'T EVERYTHING&'
2. God Becoming Present in the World: Sacramental Foundations of a Theology of Public Life
Stephan van Erp, Katholieke Universiteit, the Netherlands
3. Towards a Hermeneutic for Public Theology: A Conversation with Schillebeeckx and Habermas
Sebastian Kim, York St John University, UK
4. Glimpses of Schillebeeckx in Asian Theological Hermeneutics
Edmund Kee-Fook Chia, Australian Catholic University, Australia
5. The Hermeneutics of Intersubjectivity: A Study of Theologies of Homelessness
Siobh?n Garrigan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
6. From Han to Mystical-Political Praxis: Intercultural Hermeneutics Schillebeeckx's Soteriology