Grace, Governance and Globalization [Paperback]

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.

A valuable and provocative dialogue about how to construct a social-political theology of grace in the context of globalization, suffering, violence, ecological crisis and religious pluralism. Inspired by the efforts of Edward Schillebeeckx to craft a credible Christian theology of hope in a secularized and suffering world, theologians from diverse backgrounds and fields have taken up that challenge anew in the proposals in this volume for a public theology for the third millennium. This is a conversation not to be missed - the first volume in an exciting new series. Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P, Notre Dame, USA

Edward Schillebeeckx always said that he did not set out to form a school as so many Eutopean theologians have done. Rather, he wanted to attune his students to a deeper reflection on God's action in the world. This volume on the emerging fielc¿