Spanning the continents, three internationally respected theologians demonstrate how the thought and legacy of Martin Luther can serve in an ecumenical and interfaith context as a resource for a radical critique of global economics and culture. Lutheran Christianity originated in its own era of economic and cultural crisis. One of the great misinterpretations of Martin Luther has considered his heritage as fundamentally reactionary, seeking to preserve the political status quo. Instead, set free by the biblical message of liberation, this book wields Luther's theology to engage the reality of poverty, hunger, oppression, and ecological degradation caused by an imperial capitalism as the most urgent theological issues in the contemporary world. The volume demonstrates the liberating possibilities of theology done out of a biblical and Lutheran perspective for the economic and cultural crises facing the church in the present century.

Liberating Lutheran Theology: Freedom for Justice and Solidarity in a Global Context (Studies in Lutheran History and Theology)

Religion & Spirituality

Bloomquist, Karen L.

Duchrow, Ulrich

Chung, Paul S.

Christian Books & Bibles

Fortress Press

Property for People, Not for Profit: Alternatives to the Global Tyranny of Capital

The issue of private property and the rights it confers remain almost undiscussed in critiques of globalization and free market economics. Yet property lies at the heart of an economic system geared to profit maximization. The authors describe the historically specific and self-consciously explicit manner in which it emerged. They trace this history from earliest historical times and show how, in the hands of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in particular, the notion of private property took on its absolutist nature and most extreme form--a form which neoliberal economics is now imposing on humanity worldwide through the pressures of globalization. They argue that avoiding the destruction of people's ways of living and of nature requires reshaping our notions of private property. It also examines the practical ways for social and ecumenical movements to press for alternatives.

Business & Money

Hinkelammert, Franz J.

Economics

Zed Books

The issue of private property and the rights it confers remain almost undiscussed in critiques of globalization and free market economics. Yet property lies at the heart of an economic system geared to profit maximization. The authors describe the historically specific and self-consciously explicit manner in which it emerged. They trace this history from earliest historical times and show how, in the hands of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in particular, the notion of private property took on its absolutist nature and most extreme form--a form which neoliberal economics is now imposing on humanity worldwide through the pressures of globalization. They argue that avoiding the destruction of people's ways of living and of nature requires reshaping our notions of private property. It also examines the practical ways for social and ecumenical movements to press for alternatives.

Europe in the World System, 1492-1992 - Is Justice Possible?

Europe in the World System 1492-1992: Is Justice Possible?

History

World

World Council of Churches

Leben ist mehr als Kapital.

Hinkelammert,Franz Josef

Politics & Social Sciences

Publik-Forum Verlags GmbH

Can Christians contribute to the fight against poverty and environmental degradation? Is the Bible a source of inspiration for action and political strategies in this work? Ulrich Duchrow, Professor of Theology at the University of Heidelberg, shows us the answer is yes.

Alternatives to Global Capitalism: Drawn from Biblical History, Designed for Political Action

International Books

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