The Economy of Salvation: Essays in Honour of M. Douglas Meeks

"Over the last four decades, the focus of M. Douglas Meeks’s work has placed him at the centre of many of the most important developments in theological reflection and education. As a political, ecclesial, and metaphorical theologian, Meeks has given witness to the oikonomia of the triune God, the Homemaker who creates the conditions of Home for the whole of creation, in critical conversation with contemporary economic, social, and political theory. The essays in this volume were written to honour Meeks, who is the Cal Turner Chancellor Professor Emeritus of Theology at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, by addressing the theme of God’s economy of salvation from biblical, historical, ecclesial, and theological perspectives. In an age of ecological devastation and economic injustice, Meeks teaches us how to place our hope - as disciples of Jesus, as members of local congregations, as stewards of institutional life, and as global citizens - in God’s power for life over death through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. These essays will serve to enliven and clarify this hope for the sake of the world God so loves. Jurgen Moltmann is Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Universität Tübingen. Timothy R. Eberhart is Assistant Professor of Theology and Ecology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Illinois. Matthew W. Charlton is Assistant General Secretary of Collegiate Ministry at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church, and is Adjunct Professor of Religion at Belmont University in Nashville. "The quality and range of subjects addressed by the prominent contributors to this Festschrift provide highly interesting reading and render much-deserved tribute to the influence of M. Douglas Meeks as one of America’s foremost theologians in uncovering for the church and contemporary society the biblical significance of economics according to ‘the economy of God’." Chridtopher Morse, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, New York. "Such a powerful packet of papers - including the prophetic wisdom precisely calibrated for this perilous moment by Cobb and Moltmann - makes for a great tribute to a theologian who early exposed the oikonomia of global devastation. Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology, Drew Theological School, New Jersey."

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Language - English

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Jurgen Moltmann

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ISBN - 9780227175859

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm

Page Count - 178