Aiming for a just society: A theological and constitutional response

Arnfríour Guomundsdóttir*

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Abstract

I think it is time that theologians, as well as the Church at large, speak up and speak to the social injustice we are faced with because of the economical collapse in Iceland in autumn 2008. If we think theology (i.e. the discourse about God) does not happen in a vacuum, if we think it is affected by, and is also affecting its context, then theology must have a part to play in the political discourse. If we think everything related to our human condition is affecting our understanding and our talk about God, then all theology has to be political in the most inclusive sense of the word. In this article the intention is to test major theological terms against the situation we are faced with in our society, which is recovering from an economic collapse. Thus the question: to what extent are key theological terms useful when we need to address the outgrowth of social injustice and self-inflicted economical catastrophe?.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-200
Number of pages13
JournalPolitical Theology
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

Other keywords

  • Constitutional Council
  • Economic collapse
  • Exploitation of power
  • Good works
  • Hubris
  • Human rights
  • Iceland
  • Icelandic Constitution
  • Imago Dei
  • Just society
  • National church
  • Responsibility
  • Sin
  • Stewardship
  • Welfare system

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