In this collection, six leading theologians on political theology explore the contemporary states and potential future of the discipline. Offering a highly nuanced and complex picture of �older� and �newer� Political Theology, these scholars examine the multifaceted interconnections and tensions between political theologies, liberation theologies, feminist theologies, and theologies that see themselves as �postcolonial� or �decolonizing.�
Among other topics, the authors address the ecumenical and global nature of political theology; the lack of critical feminist analysis in most political, liberation, and postcolonial theologies; the statements regarding political theology in the encyclicals of Benedict XVI; and the specific tasks that political theology must address to remain effective and relevant.
Contributors include J�rgen Moltmann, Johann Baptist Metz, Elisabeth Sch�ssler Fiorenza, Francis Sch�ssler Fiorenza, Klaus Tanner, and Michael Welker.
