God and Our Public Life
A Scriptural Wisdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12839017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David F Ford (corresponding author), David Ford (0000-0001-6551-721X) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-81 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1163/156973207x194493 |
| OpenAlex | W1986772467 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article recognises both the need for wisdom for the flourishing of public life and the value of the contribution that Christian wisdom, founded on Scripture, has to offer. However, this article also notes that the contemporary world is a complexly religious and secular environment, and hence if Christian wisdom is to realise its potential, there is a need for the creation and nurture of attitudes, groups and institutions within which fruitful dialogue between faiths and ideologies in public life can occur. The article observes that Britain currently has a particular opportunity to work towards this kind of wisdom-embracing religious and secular society, and the practice of scriptural reasoning is explored as an exemplary practice that promotes the kind of inter-faith collegiality, collaboration and friendships that enhance public life. Finally, the article offers some brief reflections on Job and the role of wisdom in an authentic and biblical Christian faith
Collegiality · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Flourishing · Ideology · Nature versus nurture · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public life · Secularism · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Value (mathematics · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2012 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |