Postcolonial Europe in the crucible of cultures : : reckoning with God in a world of conflicts / / edited by Jacques Haers, Norbert Hintersteiner and Georges De Schrijver.

• Superior document: Currents of encounter ; 34
• TeilnehmendeR: Haers, Jacques.; Hintersteiner, Norbert, 1963-; Schrijver, Georges de.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Currents of encounter ; 34.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Notes: International conference proceedings.

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, id est 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

Preliminary Material -- Europe’s Global Context as a Theological Challenge / Jacques Haers SJ -- “Back to the Rough Ground”: Locating Resistance in Times of Globalization / Daniel Franklin Pilario -- Economic Globalization and the Ethical Debate / Georges De Schrijver SJ -- The Postcolonial Claim for Culture: Inculturation and Africanism / Norbert Hintersteiner -- “The Future of the Church is in our Hands”: Christian Migrants in the Netherlands / Frans Wijsen -- Towards a Theological Hermeneutics of Violence / Siegfried Wiedenhofer -- “You Love Life and We Love Death”: A Crucible Difference Concerning God’s Power in the Aftermath of Terror / Hans-Joachim Sander -- Recognizing God in Nonviolence: A Reflection on Mark 15:39 / François Bousquet -- Opportunities and Threats for Religions in Conflict and Violence: How (Not) to Use the Name of God / Jamal Khader -- Why Are We So Inclined to Evil? Religious Views on the Sources of Evil / Hendrik M. Vroom -- Globalization, Ecology and Sustainability: How Sustainable is Sustainable Development? / Peter Tom Jones and Roger Jacobs -- Whose Universality? Which Interdependence? Human Rights, Social Responsibility and Ecological Integrity / John D’Arcy May -- Latin-American Theologies Developed by Women / Gabriela Di Renzo -- Human Dignity Violated by Increasing Aggression: A Gender Analysis / Veerle Draulans -- List of Authors.