Overview
- Written as a guide for both newcomers and veterans in the field of Radical Theology.
- Connects the broad historical trajectories of what is often called “radical theology."
- Addresses, for the first time, the whole field of radical theology in one volume.
Part of the book series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies (RADT)
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About this book
The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Theology is the definitive guide to radical theology and the commencement for new directions in that field. For the first time, radical theology is addressed and assessed in a single, comprehensive volume, including introductory and historical essays for the beginner, essays on major figures and their thought, and shorter articles on various themes, concepts, and related topics. This book is a seminal work for the radical theology movement. It clarifies origins and demonstrates the exigency and utility of current figures and issues. A useful and essential guide for newcomers and veterans in the field, this volume serves as both a reference work and an introduction to omitted or forgotten topics within contemporary discussions.
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Table of contents (55 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Background and Introduction
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Reviews
“This is a fine volume, covering a large breadth of figures and topics essential to the discipline. Students and libraries will gain something that is both well constructed and academically significant.” (Taylor Weaver, Modern Believing, Vol. 61 (2), April, 2020)
“The book is an invaluable resource for anyone in need of a quick grasp of the scope of the movement, its historical development, its historical roots, the range of arguments it is carrying forward, and the dialogues that are being conducted across disciplines and sub-disciplines. … there is no better source to get acquainted with its many voices than The Palgrave Handbook under consideration in this review. Given its breadth and scope, it comes highly recommended!” (Josh de Keijzer, Cultural Encounters, Vol. 15 (2), 2020)
“The book is interdisciplinary in addressing art, philosophy, literature, music, psychology, politics, and the social sciences in dialogue with theology. … This book further urges the theologians and readers of religion today within our relations, our world, our sexuality, and our thought to carry the fire onward, speak new radical theological perspectives, and once again, assert to the body politic that theology is, after all, important.” (David Carnish, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, June 30, 2019)
“Radical theology today is an emergent discipline in need of handbook that tells who to read and what the issues are. Jordan Miller and Christopher Rodkey have provided that for us in this adroitly constructed and wide-ranging collection, with entries on the major figures and central topics preceded by masterful introductory materials which make this the place to start in the study of radical theology.” (John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University; David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Villanova University, USA)
thinkers can be kneaded into a heritage, indeed a tradition deserving of a handbook. The irony doubles: how many current thinkers even realize that “radical” and “theology” cohabit? Rodkey and Miller have nobly mobilized a spirited assemblage of voices about prior voices for this needy time-- when standard secularism failsalong with conventional religion to energize the justice, the ecology and the creativity of a shared life.” (Catherine Keller, George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology, Drew University, USA)
“The book is an invaluable resource for anyone in need of a quick grasp of the scope of the movement, its historical development, its historical roots, the range of arguments it is carrying forward, and the dialogues that are being conducted across disciplines and sub-disciplines. … there is no better source to get acquainted with its many voices than The Palgrave Handbook under consideration in this review. Given its breadth and scope, it comes highly recommended!” (Josh de Keijzer, Cultural Encounters, Vol. 15 (2), 2020)
“The book is interdisciplinary in addressing art, philosophy, literature, music, psychology, politics, and the social sciences in dialogue with theology. … This book further urges the theologians and readers of religion today within our relations, our world, our sexuality, and our thought to carry the fire onward, speak new radical theological perspectives, and once again, assert to the body politic that theology is, after all, important.” (David Carnish, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, June 30, 2019)
“Radical theology today is an emergent discipline in need of handbook that tells who to read and what the issues are. Jordan Miller and Christopher Rodkey have provided that for us in this adroitly constructed and wide-ranging collection, with entries on the major figures and central topics preceded by masterful introductory materials which make this the place to start in the study of radical theology.” (John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University; David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Villanova University, USA)
“It is an important moment, not without its irony, when a revolutionary multiplicity of
thinkers can be kneaded into a heritage, indeed a tradition deserving of a handbook. The irony doubles: how many current thinkers even realize that “radical” and “theology” cohabit? Rodkey and Miller have nobly mobilized a spirited assemblage of voices about prior voices for this needy time-- when standard secularism failsalong with conventional religion to energize the justice, the ecology and the creativity of a shared life.” (Catherine Keller, George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology, Drew University, USA)
“This is a truly encyclopedic treatment of a conversation that for a couple of decades
made theology an important contributor to the cultural and intellectual conversation. This book may help to re-enliven radical theology and renew the sense, now all too anemic, that theology is important.” (John B. Cobb, Jr., founding co-director of the Center for Process Studies and Process & Faith; Ingraham Professor of Theology Emeritus, School of Theology at Claremont; Avery Professor Emeritus, Claremont Graduate School, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Christopher D. Rodkey is Pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, USA, and teaches at York College of Pennsylvania. His books include The Synaptic Gospel, Too Good to Be True, and The World is Crucifixion.
Jordan E. Miller is a community organizer, interdisciplinary teacher, and scholar who specializes in religion, social movements, and resistance studies. Dr. Miller’s first monograph, Resisting Theology, Furious Hope includes chapters on The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Occupy Wall Street, and #BlackLivesMatter.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Theology
Editors: Christopher D. Rodkey, Jordan E. Miller
Series Title: Radical Theologies and Philosophies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96595-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96594-9Published: 20 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07220-9Published: 25 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96595-6Published: 10 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-663X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6648
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 793
Topics: Christian Theology, Philosophy of Religion