New methods in the sociology of religion / edited by Luigi Berzano, Ole Preben Riis.

• Superior document: Studies in Reformed Theology ; v.10
• Author: International Reformed Theological Institute. International Conference
• TeilnehmendeR: Berzano, Luigi.; Riis, Ole Preben.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Annual review of the sociology of religion, v. 3; Studies in Reformed Theology; 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Volumes 10 and 11 of Studies in Reformed Theology consist of the texts written for the fifth international conference of the International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI) , which was dedicated to the theme, 'Christian Faith and Violence'. Specific theological questions were at the core of the discussions, e.g. what does violence imply for the doctrine of God? How to deal with biblical stories and commands that often contain an overwhelmingly violent character? What about applying christian ethics in situations of violence that we are exposed to? What is our calling in situations of oppression and a longing for liberation and justice?.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Dirk van Keulen and Martien E. Brinkman -- No Violence in God? No Violence in us? / Abraham van de Beek -- Why Did God Send the Flood upon the Earth? An Interpretation of Genesis 6:1–22 / Gerrit Singgih -- The One and Only God: Revaluating the Process of Violence and Exclusion / Kune Biezeveld -- Identity and Loyalty, Faith and Violence: The Case of Deuteronomy / Eep Talstra -- Reconciliation in the South African Political Context: A Challenge to the Church for Community Building / Karel August -- The Reformed Tradition Confronting the Situations of Violence in the African Society / Abraham Akrong -- Herman Bavinck and the War Question / Dirk van Keulen -- On Justifying War and Building Peace through Justice / F. Sawyer -- The Protestant Churches and Ethnic Violence / Eddy Van der Borght -- The Dutch Reformed Mission Church and Its Struggle against Apartheid: A historical and theological Evaluation / Joannes Adonis -- Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa and the Role of Church and Theology / Callie Coetzee -- Violence and Christian Faith: A (never-ending) Spiral of Violence? – Trying to Shake off our Violent Past in South Africa / Llewellyn MacMaster -- The Martyrdom of the First Protestant Missionaries in Madagascar: A Political Act? / Jean Ravalitera -- Violence and Non-Violence in the Heidelberg Catechism: An Exercise in Listening / Wim Verboom -- Authority, Resistance, Revolution and Freedom Fight in Hungarian Reformed Theology / Ferenc Szucs -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Question of (violent) Resistance / Amy van Wyk -- Jesus and the Gunmen. Why Agnes Might Be Shot: A Theological Reflection From Ambon, Based on Local Identities of Jesus / Elshel Maspaitella -- Church and Religious Conflict: Some Experiences of Theological Reflection during Years of Riots in Maluku / Steve Gaspersz -- Imagination and the Discernment of Nonviolent Solutions to Problems of Injustice: Potential Applications of the Work of Christian Educators Paulo Freire, James E. Loder, and Ignatius Loyola to Public Peace Education / Sandra Kunz -- List of Contributors / Dirk van Keulen and Martien E. Brinkman -- Index of Names / Dirk van Keulen and Martien E. Brinkman.