Confessional Theology in Public Places

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" Confessional Theology in Public Places "
Jason S. Sexton

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1069232
Doc. No	:	LA112861
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341444‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Jason S. Sexton
Title & Author	:	Confessional Theology in Public Places [Article]\ Jason S. Sexton
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Public Theology
Date	:	2016
Volume/ Issue Number	:	10/2
Page No	:	232–246
Abstract	:	This article considers the nature of public theology by assessing essential features of western public space and precisely how Christian confession takes shape in those contexts. In doing so the article argues that instead of understanding theology as something done primarily from the church to the world, perhaps it is best acknowledged that theology is done within the setting of common societal structures, in particular locations and in situations where believers are enabled to confess the hope within them. An understanding of this dynamic nature of Christian confession and the variegated expositions of theological reflection corresponds to the dynamic expressions of faith, in word and deed, which correspond to the Christian missionary impulse. This article considers the nature of public theology by assessing essential features of western public space and precisely how Christian confession takes shape in those contexts. In doing so the article argues that instead of understanding theology as something done primarily from the church to the world, perhaps it is best acknowledged that theology is done within the setting of common societal structures, in particular locations and in situations where believers are enabled to confess the hope within them. An understanding of this dynamic nature of Christian confession and the variegated expositions of theological reflection corresponds to the dynamic expressions of faith, in word and deed, which correspond to the Christian missionary impulse.
Descriptor	:	Christian witness
Descriptor	:	Confession
Descriptor	:	public theology
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341444‬