Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry : : Karl Rahner and the Contemporary Exploration for Meaning / / Meins G.S. Coetsier.

• Superior document: Theology and Mission in World Christianity ; 25
• VerfasserIn: Coetsier, Meins G. S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Theology and Mission in World Christianity ; 25.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 pages)

In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new account of Karl Rahner’s theological anthropology and the prison pastorate with a contemporary expansion for meaning, seeking an antidote to the suffering of those incarcerated with a “theology of empowerment.”

In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new scholarly account of Karl Rahner’s theological anthropology and the prison pastorate with a contemporary expansion for meaning, seeking an antidote to the suffering and isolation of those incarcerated with a “theology of empowerment.” Drawing on prison ministry theorists and practitioners, and on the experiences of Viktor Frankl, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Etty Hillesum, the book argues that Rahner’s views on prison ministry are significant and encouraging but limited regarding the needs and demands of 21st-century prison ministry. In a convincing, perceptive, and groundbreaking study, Coetsier goes beyond Rahner with ecumenical and interreligious perspectives, reminding us all of our human dignity, of meaning and transformation, of our liberation, creativity, hope and community.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Anthropology and Gaudium et Spes -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Theological Anthropology -- 2 Anthropology of Gaudium et Spes -- 3 Anonymous Christianity -- Conclusion -- 2 Karl Rahner on the Prison Pastorate -- Introduction -- 1 Finding Christ in Prisoners (Christus in den Gefangenen) -- 2 Finding Ourselves in the Prisoners -- 3 The Hidden Truth of Our Own Situation -- Conclusion -- 3 Rahner’s Limitations – Responses and Challenges -- Introduction -- 1 Where Rahner’s Anthropology and “The Prison Pastorate” Fall Short -- 2 Response to Rahner’s Limitations -- 3 Two Further Questions -- Conclusion -- 4 Rahner’s Edges – Incarceration from a Prisoner’s Perspective -- Introduction -- 1 The Will to Meaning -- 2 Three Mental Stages -- 3 Prison Perspectives -- Conclusion -- 5 Beyond Rahner – Towards a Theology of Prison Ministry -- Introduction -- 1 The Situation of Prisoners Today -- 2 The Need for a Theology of Empowerment -- 3 Elements of a Theology of Empowerment (Theologie der Stärkung) -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Plates -- Index -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Anthropology and Gaudium et Spes -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Theological Anthropology -- 2 Anthropology of Gaudium et Spes -- 3 Anonymous Christianity -- Conclusion -- 2 Karl Rahner on the Prison Pastorate -- Introduction -- 1 Finding Christ in Prisoners (Christus in den Gefangenen) -- 2 Finding Ourselves in the Prisoners -- 3 The Hidden Truth of Our Own Situation -- Conclusion -- 3 Rahner’s Limitations – Responses and Challenges -- Introduction -- 1 Where Rahner’s Anthropology and “The Prison Pastorate” Fall Short -- 2 Response to Rahner’s Limitations -- 3 Two Further Questions -- Conclusion -- 4 Rahner’s Edges – Incarceration from a Prisoner’s Perspective -- Introduction -- 1 The Will to Meaning -- 2 Three Mental Stages -- 3 Prison Perspectives -- Conclusion -- 5 Beyond Rahner – Towards a Theology of Prison Ministry -- Introduction -- 1 The Situation of Prisoners Today -- 2 The Need for a Theology of Empowerment -- 3 Elements of a Theology of Empowerment (Theologie der Stärkung) -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Plates -- Index -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Anthropology and Gaudium et Spes -- Introduction -- 1 Karl Rahner’s Theological Anthropology -- 2 Anthropology of Gaudium et Spes -- 3 Anonymous Christianity -- Conclusion -- 2 Karl Rahner on the Prison Pastorate -- Introduction -- 1 Finding Christ in Prisoners (Christus in den Gefangenen) -- 2 Finding Ourselves in the Prisoners -- 3 The Hidden Truth of Our Own Situation -- Conclusion -- 3 Rahner’s Limitations – Responses and Challenges -- Introduction -- 1 Where Rahner’s Anthropology and “The Prison Pastorate” Fall Short -- 2 Response to Rahner’s Limitations -- 3 Two Further Questions -- Conclusion -- 4 Rahner’s Edges – Incarceration from a Prisoner’s Perspective -- Introduction -- 1 The Will to Meaning -- 2 Three Mental Stages -- 3 Prison Perspectives -- Conclusion -- 5 Beyond Rahner – Towards a Theology of Prison Ministry -- Introduction -- 1 The Situation of Prisoners Today -- 2 The Need for a Theology of Empowerment -- 3 Elements of a Theology of Empowerment (Theologie der Stärkung) -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Plates -- Index.