Building On The Central Role of Gregory Baum in initiating the idea of critical theology, editors Derek Simon and Don Schweitzer have assembled a comprehensive collection of essays exploring Canada's unique contribution to this exciting field where academic skills apply Gospel values to understanding contemporary social issues. The results is an assessment of the most challenging issues in current theology and contemporary social critique. The editors have organized the book into three key sections: history, theological, ...
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Building On The Central Role of Gregory Baum in initiating the idea of critical theology, editors Derek Simon and Don Schweitzer have assembled a comprehensive collection of essays exploring Canada's unique contribution to this exciting field where academic skills apply Gospel values to understanding contemporary social issues. The results is an assessment of the most challenging issues in current theology and contemporary social critique. The editors have organized the book into three key sections: history, theological, and contextual. They conclude this wide-ranging collection with a set of reflections that assess the past and indicate important directions for future scholarship. Contributors include Harold Wells ("Christology"), Gregory Baum ("Critical Theologies in Canada: From Solidarity to Resistance"), Pamela Dickey-Young ("Theological Method and Critical Theologies"), Douglas Hall ("Historical Shifts in Frameworks"), Monique Dumais ("Critical Theologies in Quebec"), and Daryold Corbiere Winkler ("First Nations, the churches and reconciliation").
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