The meaning of Christian prophecy in a liberal secular culture
This essay considers the marks of authentic Christian prophecy in Fra Anton Montesino's 1511 sermon in Hispaniola, in its political and cultural context, arguing that these marks are witness, courage, discernment and a concrete, contextual focus. It then reflects on the ways in which these mark...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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Political theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 6, Pages: 540-554 |
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Montesinos, Antón de 1475-1540
/ Taylor, Charles 1931-
/ Jeremiah
/ Prophet
/ Secularism
/ Liberalism
/ Society
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
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Charles Taylor
B liberal secular society B Luke Bretherton B Jeremiah 29 B marks of authentic prophecy B Christian prophecy B Anton Montesino |
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| Summary: | This essay considers the marks of authentic Christian prophecy in Fra Anton Montesino's 1511 sermon in Hispaniola, in its political and cultural context, arguing that these marks are witness, courage, discernment and a concrete, contextual focus. It then reflects on the ways in which these marks of authentic prophecy might be displayed in our own very different context, drawing a characterization of that context from Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. It concludes with reflections on the foundation of prophecy in prayer and hope, and with critical discussion of Luke Bretherton's use of the motif of "exile in Babylon" (Jeremiah 29) as a Biblical image for Christian prophetic presence in liberal, secular societies. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-317X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/1462317X15Z.000000000141 |