Care of Souls, Care of Polis
Toward a Political Pastoral Theology
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Christian Life
| Author: | Ryan LaMothe | ISBN: | 9781498205221 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | July 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ryan LaMothe |
| ISBN: | 9781498205221 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | July 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Language: | English |
In the fields of pastoral care and pastoral theology, there are times when a book signals a paradigm shift. This is one such book. LaMothe develops a political pastoral theology that is used to examine critically political, economic, and societal structures and practices. In the first part of the book, LaMothe argues that care and pastoral care are political concepts, which, along with the notion of justice, can be used as a hermeneutical framework to assess macropolitical and macroeconomic realities. Included in this section is the notion of civil and redemptive discourse, necessary for the survival and flourishing of persons and polis. The last section of the book examines U.S. Empire, capitalism, class, classism, and other pressing political issues using the hermeneutical lens of care.
In the fields of pastoral care and pastoral theology, there are times when a book signals a paradigm shift. This is one such book. LaMothe develops a political pastoral theology that is used to examine critically political, economic, and societal structures and practices. In the first part of the book, LaMothe argues that care and pastoral care are political concepts, which, along with the notion of justice, can be used as a hermeneutical framework to assess macropolitical and macroeconomic realities. Included in this section is the notion of civil and redemptive discourse, necessary for the survival and flourishing of persons and polis. The last section of the book examines U.S. Empire, capitalism, class, classism, and other pressing political issues using the hermeneutical lens of care.
