Jesus as a Socially (Ir)responsible Innovator: Seeking the Common Good in a Dialogue between Wisdom Christologies and Social Entrepreneurship
Abstract This article examines the contribution of Jesus as an innovator to a public world in need of change. Jesus, as the fulfilment of God, is interpreted using the insights of Josef Schumpeter who argued for innovation as social change through creative recombination. The potential of recombinati...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 118-142 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBF Christology NCE Business ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Jesus the Innovator
B Social Responsibility B Innovation B Schumpeter B Paul B Wisdom Literature |
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| Summary: | Abstract This article examines the contribution of Jesus as an innovator to a public world in need of change. Jesus, as the fulfilment of God, is interpreted using the insights of Josef Schumpeter who argued for innovation as social change through creative recombination. The potential of recombination is located in the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible and then in Pauline literature, with ministry in 1 Corinthians portrayed as serving, gardening, building, resourcing, risking and parenting. These six practices are theorized as recombinations in which Paul seeks social change. Recombination is further tested through analysis of Jesus as a socially (ir)responsible innovator. An illustrative example, of an innovative Christian response to food insecurity, is provided to demonstrate a recombination that is socially (ir)responsible in challenging existing practices of consumption. Hence innovation is sourced in Jesus, as One who empowers socially (ir)responsible public formations that bear witness to God’s wisdom. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341646 |