A Harvey Cox Reader

Synopsis

Harvey Cox First Attracted Attention With The Publication In 1965 Of The Secular City, A Rare Theological Bestseller, And One Of The True Religious Classics Of The 1960s. Since Then, Through His Many Books, Cox Has Been Recognized As A Keen Theological Observer Of The Religious And Cultural Scene And A Public Intellectual Gifted At Mediating Academic And Popular Audiences. In Much Of Cox’s Work, He Assumes The Role Of Pilgrim Or Explorer, Reporting Back On His Own Journeys Into The Worlds Of Eastern Religion, Liberation Theology, Pentecostalism, Jewish-christian Relations, And The Changing Shape Of Global Catholicism. Throughout His Career Of Over Fifty Years, He Has Shown A Knack For Identifying Key Trends As Well As New Variations On Abiding Themes, Especially The Message Of Jesus And The Meaning Of Faith In An Ever-evolving Culture. From His Reflections On His Baptist Roots To An Inspiring Essay, “why I Am Still A Christian,” This Volume Opens A Fascinating Window On The Religious Questions Of Our Time. Introduction -- 1. The Tribal Village (1973) -- 2. The Voyage Of The Robert Hart (1983) -- 3. The Secular City And Its Debate : The Secular City 25 Years Later (1990) ; The Epoch Of The Secular City (1965) ; To Speak In A Secular Fashion About God (1965) ; The Secular City Debate (1966) ; Beyond Bonhoeffer (1966) -- 4. God's Revolutionary World (1965) -- 5. The Feast Of Fools (1969) : Overture ; Introduction ; Fantasy And Utopia ; Coda -- 6. The Seduction Of The Spirit (1973) : Religion As Story And Signal ; The Future Of Theology: A Poetic Postscript -- 7. Turning East (1977) : Never The Twain ; Toward A Spirituality Of The Secular -- 8. Religion In The Secular City (1984) : Religion Returns To The Secular City ; The Great Inversion ; The Resurrection Of Life ; A New Reformation? -- 9. Many Mansions (1988) : Jesus And Dialogue ; The Future Of Religion -- 10. The Silencing Of Leonardo Boff (1988) : The Marks Of The Church ; Catholicity And Cultural Pluralism ; Oneness And Diversity ; Silencing And Community -- 11. Seven Samurai And How They Looked Again: Theology, Social Analysis, And Religion Popular In Latin America (1989) -- 12. Fire From Heaven (1995) : Preface ; The Little Church And The Big City ; The Liberating Spirit -- 13. The Papacy Of The Future: A Protestant Perspective (1998) -- 14. The Rise And Fall Of Secularization (1999) -- 15. The Market As God (1999) -- 16. In The Court Of The Gentiles (2001) -- 17. When Jesus Came To Harvard (2004) : A World Without God? ; The Easter Story -- 18. The Future Of Faith (2009) -- 19. Why I Am Still A Christian (2009) -- 20. The Absence Of God (2012) -- 21. The Baptist Motif (2012) -- 22. The Courage To Be (2014) -- 23. The Babylonian Captivity Of Theology (2015) -- Postscript: Just As I Am (1983). Edited By Robert Ellsberg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.