Christianity and Social Systems: Historical Constructions and Ethical Challenges
- ISBN-10
- 0742546438
- ISBN-13
- 9780742546431
- Category
- Christian sociology
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Rosemary Radford Ruether
Description
Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways the Christian church has historically interacted with powerful social systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery, and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. With a focus on the United States, Christianity and Social Systems provides an introductory analysis of the interactions between the churches and major systems that have shaped western Christian and post-Christian society.
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