Resurrection City(1st Edition) A Theology of Improvisation (Prophetic Christianity Series (PC)) by PeterGoodwinHeltzel Paperback, 219 Pages, Published 2012 by Eerdmans ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-6759-9, ISBN: 0-8028-6759-6
"In Resurrection City Peter Heltzel paints a prophetic picture of an evangelical Christianity that eschews a majority mentality and instead fights against racism, inequality, and injustice, embracing the concerns of the poor and marginalized, just as Jesus did. Placing society's needs front and center, Heltzel calls for radical change and collective activism modeled on God's love and justice. In particular, Heltzel explores the social f ..."
"Born into a sharecropping family in New Hebron, Mississippi, in 1930, and only receiving a third-grade education, John M. Perkins has been a pioneering prophetic African American voice for reconciliation and social justice to America's white evangelical churches. Often an unwelcome voice and always a passionate, provocative clarion, Perkins persisted for forty-years in bringing about the formation of the Christian Community Development ..."
"This groundbreaking collection considers empire from a global perspective, exploring the role of evangelicals in political, social, and economic engagement at a time when empire is alternately denounced and embraced. It brings noted thinkers from a range of evangelical perspectives together to engage the most explosive and discussed theorists of empire in the first decade of the twenty-first century--Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. Usi ..."
"Chalice Introduction to Disciples Theology offers a comprehensive introduction to theology and ethics from the standpoint of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Including a broad range of Disciples authors, the text represents the racial-ethnic, generational, and theological diversity that characterizes the denomination from a postmodern and postcolonial view. Contributors include: D. Newell Williams, James O. Duke, Verity Jones ..."
"Born into a sharecropping family in New Hebron, Mississippi, in 1930, and only receiving a third-grade education, John M. Perkins has been a pioneering prophetic African American voice for reconciliation and social justice to America's white evangelical churches. Often an unwelcome voice and always a passionate, provocative clarion, Perkins persisted for forty-years in bringing about the formation of the Christian Community Development ..."
"In this inaugural Prophetic Christianity volume, fifteen contributors share their visions for a biblically centered, culturally engaged, and historically infused evangelicalism. Interacting with a wide variety of influential thinkers, they articulate several approaches to creating a socially responsible, gospel-centric, and ecumenical evangelical identity. Contributors: Raymond C. Aldred Vincent Bacote Bruce Ellis Benson Malinda Eliza ..."
"An examination of the rise of political evangelicalism and what it tells us about the relations between religion, race, and politics in America This timely book investigates the increasing visibility and influence of evangelical Christians in recent American politics with a focus on racial justice. Peter Goodwin Heltzel considers four evangelical social movements: Focus on the Family, the National Association of Evangelicals, Christian ..."
"This volume offers a response to his work by experts of these diverse fields, offering rich insights and points to continuing fruitful conversations."
"... 2004) with Amos Yong. charles marsh is professor of religious and theological
studies and director of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia.
Marsh's books include Reclaiming Dietrich Bonheoffer: The Promise of His
Theology (Oxford University Press, 1994); God's Long Summer: Stories of Faith
and Civil Rights (Princeton University Press, 1997), which won the 1998
Grawemeyer Award in Religion; The Beloved Com ..."
Resurrection City A Theology of Improvisation by PeterGoodwinHeltzel 219 Pages, Published 2012 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4674-3681-6, ISBN: 1-4674-3681-X
"Is God not for the pastures and farmlands? The prophets used countless images
from agrarian life to communicate the essential call for mishpat and sedaqah.
What a city has that a rural environment doesn't are seats of governance and
market exchange. In short, cities are places of centralized power. Power is the
acidic catalyst that perverts righteousness into privilege, justice into favoritism,
steadfast love into lust, and truth i ..."
Jesus and Justice Evangelicals, Race, and American Politics by PeterGoodwinHeltzel 284 Pages, Published 2009 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-15573-0, ISBN: 0-300-15573-5
"Evangelicals, Race, and American Politics Peter Heltzel. Reagan Wilson,
Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1868–1920 (Athens:
University of Georgia Press, 1980). 65. Stout ... Harry S. Stout and Christopher
Grasso, “Civil War, Religion, and Communications: The Case of Richmond,” in
Religion and the American Civil War, ed. ... Ibid.; Orlando Patterson, Rituals of
Blood: Consequences of Slavery in Two American Centuri ..."
"This is an end that is particularly relevant given the history of violence, repression
, and torture that has been endemic to Latin America over the past century. Works
such as Las venas abiertas de América Latina (The Open Veins of Latin America)
by Eduardo Galeano have told the story well.18 In El Salvador from 1932 to 1944
, General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez led a regime of terror with U.S.
support. Hernández Martínez ordered ..."
"The field of Christian ethics is the subject of frequent conversation as Christians seek to understand how to live faithfully within a pluralistic society. The range of ethical systems and moral philosophies available can be confusing to people seeking clarity about what the different theories mean for everyday life. Christian Ethics: Four Views presents a dialogue between four main approaches to ethics in the Christian tradition. Virt ..."