Proclaiming the Gospel, Preaching the Public
When does preaching become public witness, and what problems emerge when public witness regards a matter that belongs to a democratic citizenry? This article addresses these questions in a somewhat roundabout way. It begins in what might be called political sociology and it explores what it might me...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2013
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Theology today
Year: 2013, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-15 |
| Further subjects: | B
Preaching
B Democracy B Witness B Public B Identity |
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| Summary: | When does preaching become public witness, and what problems emerge when public witness regards a matter that belongs to a democratic citizenry? This article addresses these questions in a somewhat roundabout way. It begins in what might be called political sociology and it explores what it might mean to speak and act with a multiply hyphenated political identity. The assumption is that Christians have an identity of precisely this kind and that taking note of this fact will help bring into focus the public character of public witness. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573612472891 |