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Christianity and social systems : historical constructions and ethical challenges / Rosemary Radford Ruether.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, γ̐ư2009. Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780742565548
  • 0742565548
  • 1282496832
  • 9781282496835
  • 9786612496837
  • 6612496835
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christianity and social systems.DDC classification:
  • 261.8 22
LOC classification:
  • BT738 .R84 2009eb
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Contents:
Social systems : orders of creation or demonic powers? -- Models of church and state : historical and theological -- Patriarchy as a social system -- Modernizing patriarchy : women, children, and slaves -- Anti-Semitism, European nationalism, and Zionism -- Racism in the United States : white, black, red, brown, and yellow -- Social ideologies : sexism, slavery, and racism -- Political-economic ideologies : liberalism, socialism, and fascism -- Economic class in the United States -- European colonialism, 1492-1965 -- The global economy : neocolonialism and neoliberalism -- U.S. and global militarism -- Nicaragua in the Caribbean and Central American context -- The two Koreas : divergent systems, hope for reunification? -- South Africa : constructing and deconstructing apartheid -- Ecology : the context for all social systems -- Social systems and the church's mission.
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Summary: From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political system for centuries. Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways Christian churches historically interacted with powerful systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. This book is neither an attack on the relationship between Christianity and these systems nor an apology bur rather a nuanced examination of the interactions between them. By understanding how these interactions have shaped history, we can more fully understand how to make ethical decisions about the role of Christianity in some of today's most pressing social issues.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.

Social systems : orders of creation or demonic powers? -- Models of church and state : historical and theological -- Patriarchy as a social system -- Modernizing patriarchy : women, children, and slaves -- Anti-Semitism, European nationalism, and Zionism -- Racism in the United States : white, black, red, brown, and yellow -- Social ideologies : sexism, slavery, and racism -- Political-economic ideologies : liberalism, socialism, and fascism -- Economic class in the United States -- European colonialism, 1492-1965 -- The global economy : neocolonialism and neoliberalism -- U.S. and global militarism -- Nicaragua in the Caribbean and Central American context -- The two Koreas : divergent systems, hope for reunification? -- South Africa : constructing and deconstructing apartheid -- Ecology : the context for all social systems -- Social systems and the church's mission.

From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political system for centuries. Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways Christian churches historically interacted with powerful systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. This book is neither an attack on the relationship between Christianity and these systems nor an apology bur rather a nuanced examination of the interactions between them. By understanding how these interactions have shaped history, we can more fully understand how to make ethical decisions about the role of Christianity in some of today's most pressing social issues.

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