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Title Church and Civil Society : German and South African perspectives / editors, M. Welker, N. Koopman, J.M. Vorster

Imprint [Place of publication not identified] Sun Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (384 pages)
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Summary Germany and South Africa experienced drastic social transitions with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1986 and the end of Apartheid in 1994. This book consists of a collection of essays from German and South African theologians who analyse the role that religious communities had, and are still playing within the respective civil societies. The concept and texture of civil society are analysed; case studies are presented; theological perspectives are given on the relation between church, state and civil society; and guidelines are provided for the healing role that Christian religious communities can play in Germany and South Africa. This book is mainly directed at theologians and scholars in religious studies, however, sociologists and political philosophers may also find the essays informative. Besides the wide variety of theological approaches; sociological and empirical data; and practical theological perspective, the book also yields interesting comparative analysis on two societies in transition.
Subject Religion and civil society -- South Africa.
Religion and civil society -- Germany.
Public theology.
Religion et société civile -- Afrique du Sud.
Religion et société civile -- Allemagne.
Théologie publique.
RELIGION / Faith
Public theology
Religion and civil society
Germany https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd
South Africa https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWtkkqd3cMmFw9GBdYT3
ISBN 1928355137 (electronic bk.)
9781928355137 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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