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Contributors vii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introductory Perspectives
Christian Theology and Empires Joerg Rieger 1
Theology and Social Theory Kwok Pui-lan 15
The Christian Tradition and Empires: A Reader's Guide Don H. Compier 31
Theological Figures
Paul and Early Christianity Tatha Wiley 47
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 300 - 373) Rebecca Lyman 63
Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430) Anthony J. Chvala-Smith 79
Wynfrith-Boniface (675 - 754) Marion Grau 95
Theodore the Studite (759 - 826) Ian A. McFarland 111
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) Darby Kathleen Ray 123
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1208 - 1282?) Wendy Farley 139
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Mark D. Jordan 153
Julian of Norwich (1342- c.1416) Shelly Rambo 167
Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) Deanna A. Thompson 185
Bartolome de Las Casas (1484 - 1566) Hjamil A. Martinez-Vazquez 201
Jean Calvin (1509- 1564) Don H. Compier 215
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1651 - 1695) Michelle A. Gonzalez 229
Jonathan Edwards (1703 - 1758) Don Schweitzer 243
John Wesley (1703 - 1791) Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. 257
Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768 - 1834) Joerg Rieger 271
G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) David G. Kamitsuka 283
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Edward P. Antonio 295
Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895) Reginald F. Davis 309
William Temple (1881 - 1944) Ellen K. Wondra 323
Karl Barth (1886 - 1968) Cynthia L. Rigby 337
Hendrik Kraemer (1888 - 1965) Jan H. Pranger 353
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) Larry L. Rasmussen 371
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) David N. Field 389
Simone Weil (1909-1943) Inese Radzins 405
M. M. Thomas (1916-1996) Sathianathan Clarke 423
Juan Luis Segundo (1925 - 1996) Roger Haight, S.J. 439
John S. Mbiti (1931 -) James W. Perkinson 455
Mercy Amba Oduyoye (1934 -) Kwok Pui-lan 471
Notes 487
Index 549
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Trong Nguyen
reviewed Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians on May 20, 2010
Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians
In almost every aspect of his thinking, David Hume was a man ahead of his time. His views on the nature of causality and induction'the foundation of the scientific method'are still relevant, unsolved problems in philosophy. His views on morals, however simple-minded they may seem, do presage the sociobiological explanation of ethical behavior by pointing to an innate sense. His Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion are perhaps more relevant still, as it seems the debate over evolution vs. intelligent design has not yet been laid to rest.
I am not sure how much needs to be said about this work. To begin with, David Hume is an excellent writer'clear, charming, and concise. What's more, he is profound without being pompous, and serious without being stultifying. The reader of these conversations may doubt that they are, in fact, doing cutting-edge philosophy'as this book is so enjoyable and effortless to read'but they are, indeed.
It is too little remarked that, had not Darwin and Einstein lighted upon the principles that explained the organization of the natural world, the argument from design would still be fundamentally flawed. People act is if the question of God's existence hinged on the accuracy of Darwin's theory. It does not, and it never has. This is because the argument by design cannot, almost by definition, be verified, and does not have any predictive power.
This is not to say that the questions that these dialogues explore (e.g. the existence and nature of God) have been answered, but that both sides in the debate should be more careful in their arguments. In point of fact, one of the most endearing quality of this work is that Hume leaves the question open, and probes its answer from multiple directions. No careful thinker can honestly say that they are totally certain of the truths of religion. Hume will show you why.
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