場所のキリスト教神学 A Christian Theology of Place (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral, and Empirical Theology)

Inge, John

Ashgate Pub Ltd（2003/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780754634980
• DDC分類 231.7

基本説明

'A wonderful book. I learned immensely from having read it.' Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA. Argues that place matters, and that our failure to appreciate this fact is dehumanising.

Full Description

The place in which we stand is often taken for granted and ignored in our increasingly mobile society. Differentiating between place and space, this book argues that place has very much more influence upon human experience than is generally recognised and that this lack of recognition, and all that results from it, are dehumanizing. John Inge presents a rediscovery of the importance of place, drawing on the resources of the Bible and the Christian tradition to demonstrate how Christian theology should take place seriously. A renewed understanding of the importance of place from a theological perspective, has much to offer in working against the dehumanizing effects of the loss of place. Community and places each build the identity of the other; this book offers important insights in a world in which the effects of globalization continue to erode people's rootedness and experience of place.

Contents

Place in western thought and practice; Place in the scriptures; Place in the Christian tradition: a sacramental approach; Place and the Christian tradition - pilgrimage and holy places; A renewed appreciation of place - an offering to the world.