Wading Through Many Voices: Toward a Theology of Public Conversation

Wading through Many Voices brings together the voices of Latino/a, African American, Asian American, Native American, and Euro-American scholars to produce a dialogue of public theology: how faith-communities, divided by race, class, ethnicity, and gender, can find a common ground for life together. The authors articulate a multiethnic perspective on public theology that counters the divisive identity politics of U.S. public life with systematic thinking that strengthens the commitment to critically transform social relations in light of a shared vision of public good.

The contributors develop a shared public theology that addresses social divisions while offering readers a broad vision to collaborate and struggle for an improved understanding of the common good for our pluralistic society. In light of emerging social issues, the contributors suggest that a fundamental respect for difference is a required first value for living together in a common social and political space.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442205830
• ISBN13: 9781442205833
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher