Resurrection Discipleship Justice

Introduction
Setting The Stage
Challenge
Joining The Debate
Intensifying The Discussion
Conclusion
The Resurrection Of The Crucified Christ: Real And Relational
Construction
Toward A Relational Ontology
Summary And Conclusions
The Cross Of The Risen Christ
Continuity
Accessing The Life Of Jesus
“God” Vs. “God”
Summary: Crucifixion And Resurrection
Ontology
The Triumph Of God Over The Estranging Forces Of Death
The Death Of Death
Death Has Many Faces
At-one-ment
Hope For The Individual
Hope For Unlived Lives
Hope In The Face Of Injustice
Beyond The Shadow Of Time
“… In The Lord Your Labor Is Not In Vain”
Summary And Conclusion
Affirming The Risen Christ Today
Introduction
A Community Of Equals
The Ordination Of Women
Ecological Responsibility
Conclusion
Christ And Other Religions
Introduction
Challenge
Options
Dialogue
Similarity And Difference
God As Creator–the Ground Of Being
God As Reconciler–the Ground Of Salvation And The Norm For Life
God As Spirit Of Life And Salvation–Presence And Experience
Conclusion–By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them!
Discipleship
Prelude
Options
Retrieving A Forgotten Tradition
“Witness”
Paul Ricoeur
Francis Schussler Fiorenza
Beyond The “Objective-Subjective” Dilemma
Faith As Discipleship
The Content Of Discipleship
Conclusion
Summary And Conclusion
Affirming Life
Beyond “Liberal” And “Conservative”
The Argument
Author And Subject Index

Additional Info
This book explores the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the foundational event for Christian faith, for the Christian church, and for Christian ethics. It argues that the resurrection is a relational event aiming at the establishing of justice. This is illustrated by discussing the interrelationship between the resurrection and selected social ethical challenges: race, class and gender equality, the ordination of women, ecological justice, and the relationship of Christianity to other religions.

The book seeks to argue that Christian faith, grounded in the resurrection of Christ, needs to be concerned with unmasking injustice and implementing justice. The first two chapters engage with contemporary liberal and evangelical theologians, contending that the resurrection of Christ is a real and relational event. Chapters three and four suggest that resurrection faith implies a commitment to justice. Jesus was killed for justice related causes and by raising Jesus from the dead, God affirmed Jesus’ vision of life and at the same time defeated the estranging powers of death. Chapters five and six illustrate the history changing nature of the resurrection by discussing its effect on history and society. Humanity’s ethnic, economic and gender class divisions, the dignity of womanhood, the ecological challenge, and our relationship to other religions are discussed. Chapter seven reasons that international Christian discipleship is the most appropriate way of responding to the resurrection of the crucified Christ and as such to implement what justice requires.