Cobb, John B, Jr.

Resistance: the New Role of Progressive Christians: Progressive Christians Uniting Cobb, John B, Jr.

Brief Description: Convinced that several crucial historical trends are moving in the wrong direction, John Cobb and his coauthors urge Christians to live in countercultural waysas individuals and as communities. Consumerism, inequality, imperialism, and global warming, they contend, are of such magnitude that the only real response for progressive Christians is to actively resist them. In part 1, they explore how the Word of God calls Christians to resist the worlds dominant forces and reflect on how prayer can provide the conviction and commitment necessary for sustaining such a life. In part 2, they examine particular destructive forces, showing how these trends attained dominance and analyzing their effects. Part 3 then explores two theological movements that have stressed the need for resistance: Latin American liberation theology and feminist theology. Concluding, in part 4, they give specific examples of how individuals and churches can live in countercultural ways. Table of Contents: Foreword / John B. Cobb Jr. -- Part 1. Resistance: Why and How -- 1. The Bible's Call to Resist / George Pixley -- 2. The Strength to Resist: The Life of Prayer / Lois McAfee -- Part 2. What to Resist -- 3. Consumerism / Gordon Douglass, Ward McAfee -- 4. Poisonous Inequality / Gordon Douglass -- 5. American Imperialism / John B. Cobb Jr. -- 6. Scientism / John B. Cobb Jr. -- 7. Global Warming / Lee C. McDonald -- Part 3. Theologies of Resistance -- 8. Latin American Liberation Theology / George Pixley -- 9. Feminist Theology / Rosemary Radford Ruether -- Part 4. Parameters of Resistance -- 10. The Church and Politics / Lee C. McDonald -- 11. Forgiveness and Reconciliation / Lee C. McDonald -- Afterword: Forms of Resistance / Gordon Douglass -- Appendix. Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth -- Notes.

Contributor Bio:  Cobb, John B, Jr. John B. Cobb Jr. is professor emeritus at the Claremont School of Theology and founding codirector of the Center for Process Studies. Among his many books are A Christian Natural Theology and (with Charles Birch) The Liberation of Life.