Postcolonial Europe in the Crucible of Cultures

by Haers, Jacques; Hintersteiner, Norbert; De Schrijver, Georges

• ISBN13: 9789042022386
• ISBN10: 9042022388
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: Brill Rodopi

Summary

Over the past forty years Europe has grown as a global presence and today it plays an important role in a variety of ways: politically, socially, economically, and culturally. European theologians have no choice but to take cognizance of this fact and respond to the broad social challenges by clarifying their views on God and being a prophetic voice in cultural, political and social decision-making. The authors in this volume take up four main contemporary global challenges, i.e. globalization, violence, gender, and the environment, and the volume provides its readers with first-rate theological reflections in Europe. The articles offered here are the result of an intensive workshop held in Leuven in September 2004 and are sponsored by the European Commission and the VLIR, as part of a three-year study program on the understanding of God in Europe.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Globalization	p. 19
"Back to the Rough Ground": Locating Resistance in Times of Globalization	p. 21
Economic Globalization and the Ethical Debate	p. 53
The Postcolonial Claim for Culture: Inculturation and Africanism	p. 79
"The Future of the Church is in our Hands": Christian Migrants in the Netherlands	p. 99
Wars and Violent Conflicts	p. 111
Towards a Theological Hermeneutics of Violence	p. 113
"You Love Life and We Love Death": A Crucible Difference Concerning God's Power in the Aftermath of Terror	p. 125
Recognizing God in Nonviolence: A Reflection on Mark 15:39	p. 133
Opportunities and Threats for Religions in Conflict and Violence: How (Not) to Use the Name of God	p. 141
Why Are We So Inclined to Evil? Religious Views on the Sources of Evil	p. 163
Environmental and Ecological Challenges	p. 177
Globalization, Ecology and Sustainability: How Sustainable is Sustainable Development?	p. 179
Whose Universality? Which Interdependence? Human Rights, Social Responsibility and Ecological Integrity	p. 193
Gender	p. 213
Latin-American Theologies Developed by Women	p. 215
Human Dignity Violated by Increasing Aggression: A Gender Analysis	p. 225
List of Authors	p. 249
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