Bøker av Duncan B. Forrester

Argues that disorders and atrocities which include the Gulag, the Holocaust, 9/11, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and the Tsunami disaster have shown us that we stand not at the end of history but in the midst of an apocalyptic age of terror which has striking similarities to the time in which Christianity was born.

Offers studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that the author has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.

Examining the roots, development and fruits of a Christian understanding of and commitment to equality, this work argues that Christian notions of equality are still challengingly relevant in today's world and in contemporary discussion.

"Truthful Action" argues that the boundaries of practical theology must be extended, and that it must be both seriously theological, and also engaged in sincere dialogue with other disciplines, the Church and society.