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LEARNING TO SPEAK IBD

KEITH CLEMENTS / KEITH W CLEMENTS
WIPF AND STOCK
06 / 2011
9781610973694
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Churches and ecumenical bodies are often criticized for saying too much, or too little, on social and political affairs. But how can churches speak out on such affairs? How can churches participate effectively?Keith Clements questions the present preoccupation with making ?statements?, which not only presupposes that a church has ready-made ?answers?, but is also symptomatic of modern Western society?s obsession with publicity and instant ?solutions? to what are often complex problems.Clements examines such historically famous statements as the German Barmen Declaration of 1934 and the South African Kairos Document of 1985, before exploring the biblical and theological roots of the key motifs of prophesy and discipleship. He suggests that Western churches must continue to listen and learn, not least from the way churches in regions such as South Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe are relearning their roles.Clements concludes that Western churches must be prepared to talk modestly. They must be prepared to be both more disciplined and more imaginative. They must also be prepared to be more theological.Drawing on a wide range of sources, Catholic and Protestant, contemporary and historical, Clements points the way forward for a Christian community learning to speak in the world and to the world.

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