Prophetic witness and public discourse in European societies – a German perspective

dc.contributor.upauthorBedford-Strohm, Heinrich
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T09:59:08Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T09:59:08Z
dc.date.issued2010-10
dc.description.abstractThe role of prophetic witness of the churches in the public discourse of modern civil societies is analysed on the basis of three public memorandums of the German Protestant churches on economic questions and their impact on the public. Among the ten systematic conclusions which are drawn from this case study is the importance of the specific context for the role of prophetic statements. The article tries to show how prophetic witness is a necessary element of a public theology, which is not based on fundamental criticism, but develops both critical and constructive perspectives for politics and society. If such public theology is liberation theology for a democratic society it is the task of the church to get involved in the public debate in a ‘bilingual’ way, that is, on the basis of its biblical-theological sources but at the same time with the ability to engage in the secular language of pluralistic societies.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBedford-Strohm, H., 2010, ’Prophetic witness and public discourse in European societies – a German perspective’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 66(1),Art. #784, 6 pages. DOI:10.4102/hts.v66i1.784.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v66i1.784
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49836
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectPublic theologyen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic discourseen_ZA
dc.subjectCivil societyen_ZA
dc.subjectProphetic witnessen_ZA
dc.subjectOption for the pooren_ZA
dc.subjectEconomic ethicen_ZA
dc.titleProphetic witness and public discourse in European societies – a German perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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