T&T Clark Handbook of Public Theology by Christoph Hbenthal,... - 9780567707048

T Clark Handbook of Public TheologyAuthor(s): Christoph Hbenthal, Christiane Alpers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780567707048, 978-0567707048\nSynopsis\nT Clark Handbook of Public Theology introduces the various philosophical and theological positions and approaches in the emerging discourse of public theology. Distinguishing public theology from political theology, as well as from liberation theology, this book clarifies central terms like public sphere, the secular, and post-secularity in order to highlight the specific characteristics of public theology. \n\nIts particular focus lies on the ways in which much of public theology has established itself as a contextual theology in politically secular societies, aiming to continue the apologetical tradition in this specific context. Depending on what is regarded as the most pressing challenge for the reasonable defence of the Christian hope in liberal.