Theology, empowerment, and prison ministry: Karl Rahner and the contemporary exploration for meaning
"In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new scholarly account of Karl Rahner's theological anthropology and the prison pastorate with a contemporary expansion for meaning, seeking an antidote to the suffering and isolation of those incarcerated with a &q...
| Published in: | Theology and mission in world christianity |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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| In: |
Theology and mission in world christianity (volume 25)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Theology and mission in world christianity
volume 25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rahner, Karl 1904-1984
/ Theological anthropology
/ Prisoner
/ Catholic church
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| Further subjects: | B
Power (Christian theology)
B Church work with prisoners B Rahner, Karl (1904-1984) B Theological Anthropology Christianity |
| Summary: | "In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new scholarly account of Karl Rahner's theological anthropology and the prison pastorate with a contemporary expansion for meaning, seeking an antidote to the suffering and isolation of those incarcerated with a "theology of empowerment." Drawing on prison ministry theorists and practitioners, and on the experiences of Viktor Frankl, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Etty Hillesum, the book argues that Rahner's views on prison ministry are significant and encouraging but limited regarding the needs and demands of 21st-century prison ministry. In a convincing, perceptive, and groundbreaking study, Coetsier goes beyond Rahner with ecumenical and interreligious perspectives, reminding us all of our human dignity, of meaning and transformation, of our liberation, creativity, hope and community"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004523359 |