Theology
Calvin for the World The Enduring Relevance of His Political, Social, and Economic Theology Rubén Rosario Rodríguez
John Calvin was arguably the most influential of the sixteenth- century Reformers. His supporters praise his transformative influ - ence on the ecclesial, political, and economic spheres of modern life, while his detractors paint him as a ruthless proponent of theocracy. These conflicting images suggest there is more to Calvin than meets the eye. In Calvin for the World , Rubén Rosario Rodríguez offers a creative engagement with Calvin’s theological and political thought and a critical reclamation of the Reformer’s legacy. Rosario Rodríguez presents Calvin’s theology in historical context and explores his global impact by examining his views on a broad range of social and cultural issues, including those that pertain to political theology, migration and dislocation, nationalism, social welfare policies, revolution, racism, and religious pluralism. This book shows how Calvin’s theological legacy impacted the formation of the modern world, its worldview, and its social institutions and presents Calvin as an engaging interlocutor on contemporary matters of social, political, racial, and economic justice. This book will be ideal for professors and students of theology for use in courses on Calvin, the Reformation, and church history. It will also be of interest to pastors and church leaders.
AUGUST 2024 • 208 pp. • paper • $27.99 • 9781540966216
Rubén Rosario Rodríguez (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) holds the Clarence Louis and Helen Steber Professorship in Theo- logical Studies and directs the Mev Puleo Program in Latin Amer- ican Politics, Theology, and Culture at Saint Louis University. His recent publications include Dogmatics after Babel , the T&T Clark Handbook of Political Theology , and Theological Fragments: Con - fessing What We Know and Cannot Know about an Infinite God . He has also done advocacy work with Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates (MIRA).
CONTENTS
Introduction: Why Calvin? Why Now? Calvin’s Theology of Public Life
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2. Calvin, Proto-liberationist? 3. The Undocumented Calvin 4. Calvin’s Vision of an Ecumenical and Transnational Church 5. The Cosmopolitan Calvin and Religious Intolerance 6. A Scattered Inheritance—Calvin’s Reception in Latin America 7. Calvin against Apartheid Calvinism Conclusion Indexes
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