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Globalization. Homelessness. Ecological and economic crisis.
Conflicts over sexuality. Violence. These crisis-level issues may
seem unique to our times, but Paul's Letter to the Romans has
something to say to all of them. Following their successful
Colossians Remixed, Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh unpack the
meaning of Romans for its original context and for today. The
authors demonstrate how Romans disarms the political, economic, and
cultural power of the Roman Empire and how this ancient letter
offers hope in today's crisis-laden world. Romans Disarmed helps
readers enter the world of ancient Rome and see how Paul's most
radical letter transforms the lives of the marginalized then and
now. Intentionally avoiding abstract debates about Paul's theology,
Keesmaat and Walsh move back and forth between the present and the
past as they explore themes of home, economic justice, creation
care, the violence of the state, sexuality, and Indigenous
reconciliation. They show how Romans engages with the lived reality
of those who suffer from injustice, both in the first century and
in the midst of our own imperial realities.
Have we really heard the message of Colossians? Is this New
Testament book just another religious text whose pretext is an
ideological grab for dominating power? Reading Colossians in
context, ancient and contemporary, can perhaps give us new ears to
hear. In this innovative and refreshing book Brian J. Walsh and
Sylvia C. Keesmaat explain our own sociocultural context to then
help us get into the world of the New Testament and get a sense of
the power of the gospel as it addressed those who lived in Colossae
two thousand years ago. Their reading presents us with a radical
challenge from the apostle Paul for today. Drawing together
biblical scholarship with a passion for authentic lives that embody
the gospel, this groundbreaking interpretation of Colossians
provides us with tools to subvert the empire of our own context in
a way that acknowledges the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
Science, technology and economic growth motivate our society. Each
is carried on with little regard for Christian concerns. Brian
Walsh and Richard Middleton yearn for change. They long to see
Christianity penetrate the structures of society, reforming and
remolding our culture. From scholarship in the universities to
politics, business and family life, the Christian vision can
transform our world. To stimulate such change the authors analyze
our troubled age, show us how it got that way and suggest a
solution. Their clear presentation of a Christian world view forms
the basis of their hope.
Voted one of Christianity Today's 1996 Books of the Year The
carnivalesque, pluralistic culture in hich we live can be seen as a
consequence of the breakdown of modernity (which touted itself as
the "greatest show on earth"), combined with a recognition of the
socially constructed character of reality. Since the old
construction has been discredited and is in a process of
decomposition, the season is open on the construction of new
realities which are produced with the speed and ease of temporary
circus tents being raised. Far from witnessing the erosion or even
eclipse of religious belief that the Enlightenment so confidently
predicted, the eclipse of the Enlightenment has resulted in a
veritable smorgasbord of religions and worldviews for our
consumption. So Richard Middleton and Brian Walsh colorfully
describe our postmodern setting. In this book they survey
postmodern culture and philosophy, offering lucid explanations of
such difficult theories as deconstruction. They are sympathetic to
the postmodern critique, yet believe that a gospel stripped of its
modernist trappings speaks a radical word of hope and
transformation to our chaotic culture. The book for those who
wonder what postmodernism is and how biblical Christians might best
respond.
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