Quests for Freedom, Second Edition: Biblical, Historical, Contemporary
Ebook
Overview
This book is the result of intensive, multiyear international and interdisciplinary cooperation. From many perspectives, the book’s contributors address themes of freedom and slavery; self-determination and concepts of freedom; God-given and imprinted freedom; freedom as an ethos of belonging and solidarity; and relations between freedom, human rights, and theological orientation.
“Quests for Freedom is a brilliant examination of human
freedom from the ancient biblical texts into our age. Written by
eminent scholars from around the world, the book is helpfully
divided into themes ranging from freedom and domination to the
dialects of modernity. Anyone interested in the history of ideas
about freedom, as well as contemporary accounts of freedom, will
treasure this book.”
—William Schweiker, The University of Chicago
“In this well-orchestrated and briskly-paced volume,
nineteen leading theologians offer deep and diverse insights into
the conditions, contexts, concepts, and categories of freedom in
the Bible, and the liberating implications of these biblical
teachings and practices for the ancient world and for our own. This
is global interdisciplinary religious scholarship at its
best.”
—John Witte, Jr., Director, Center for the Study of Law and
Religion, Emory University
“Quests for Freedom assembles a remarkable group
of multi-disciplinary voices. The essays both enhance our
understanding of freedom and challenge our deep-seated social
prejudices that often deny freedom to those on the margins of
society. At a moment in history when ‘freedom’ is increasingly
abused for private and nationalistic gain, this collection stands
as a reminder of our common humanity, and freedom as a public
good.”
—Piet Naudé, Professor of Ethics, University of Stellenbosch, South
Africa
“What is freedom? Quests for
Freedom does not only inform on a word that was used and
waved as a banner of hope, it reminds the reader of the often
bitter experiences of ordinary people with forms of slavery and
suppression, old and new, but most important, it explores in an
interdisciplinary way the avenues in which freedom not only is a
wonderful idea, but becomes reality for ordinary people. Quests
for Freedom exemplifies the way contemporary theology should be
done: in interdisciplinary cooperation, using the sources of the
Christian tradition, critical, realistic, and hopeful.”
—Cornelis van der Kooi, Professor Emeritus Systematic Theology at
the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Product Details
- Title : Quests for Freedom, Second Edition: Biblical, Historical, Contemporary
- Author: Welker, Michael
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781532653995