Dialectic of Salvation
Author | : Anselm K. Min |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1989-07-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438413235 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438413238 |
Rating | : 4/5 (238 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dialectic of Salvation written by Anselm K. Min and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1989-07-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialectic of Salvation is issue oriented, coming to grips with the many criticisms of liberation theology—the criticisms of the Vatican, Schubert Ogden, and Dennis McCann. The critics are answered through a thorough analysis of the issues involved and a detailed presentation of the position of liberation theology. The book presents the first substantial discussion between the Vatican and liberation theology. It analyzes the Vatican's own theology of freedom and its social doctrine of liberation, focusing on its anthropological assumptions, and shows that the present conflict between the two parties is a conflict between two radically opposed horizons and modes of thinking, between the personalist and the dialectical. Min provides a Hegelian interpretation of liberation, arguing that it is the first theology to take the Hegelian-Marxian heritage seriously in the context of contemporary theology.