Transforming society : reflections on the kingdom and politics /
Melba Padilla Maggay.
- (2nd Philippine edition)
- Quezon City : Institute for Studies in Asian Church & Culture, c2004.
- 156 p. : illus. ; 23 cm.
Contents "Introductions: Lazarus at the gate, or the politics of discipleship Part 1. The Church in the World The task of the Church evangelism and social action Subversion and subjection Romans 13 and the cult of the strongman Unto Caesar what is Caesar's the case of the church as subversive The desire for strength in order to do good' the case against the church as power broker Part 2. Transforming society: some approaches The City on the hill community as a way to change The idea of Christendom building Christian cultural consensus The gospel of liberation restructuring power relations The practice of compassion the development model Prophet, priest, king some suggested roles for the church Part 3. Kingdom-keeping: struggle, strategies, disciplines Social transformation and the discipline of the cross Survival strategies developing a sense of the possible The practice of radical pessimism taking evil seriously The practice of radical hope "can these bones live?" Conclusion: Kingdom now-living in the age to come