Take Up Your Cross’
Public Theology between Populism and Pluralism in the Post-Migrant Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12838797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrich Schmiedel (0000-0001-7706-4895, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140-162 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15697320-12341569 |
| OpenAlex | W2944143252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
As of 1 June 2018, the symbol of the cross has to be shown in all state offices of Bavaria in Germany. In order to chart the churches’ reaction, I return to a conversation that Robert N. Bellah and Martin E. Marty had during the 1960s and the 1970s. Drawing on the core concepts of this conversation, I analyze and assess today’s cross controversy as a case of what I call the ‘populist predicament’. I argue that Marty’s programme of public theology provides a path out of the populist predicament because it combines the celebration and the critique of identity. Ultimately, I advocate for a pluralist position of public theology in the post-migrant context
Context (archaeology · Conversation · Epistemology · Jewish studies · Judaism · Media studies · Pluralism (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Theology, and Education · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |