Theology to go Public

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Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King, a humble pastor from the periphery, made that historic speed, "I have a dream…" It stirred the conscience of the world and inspired hope for the marginalized all over the world. What Martin Luther king did was in effect a public theology in the context of racial discrimination and denial of civil rights to an already oppressed people.

Public theology offers an open forum to all those who, moved by their religious beliefs and convictions, wish to engage themselves for the liberation of the poor and the marginalized. For Christians, the vision of the Reign of God opens up a large horizon of public theology with immense possibility to dialogue and interact with different segments of the people on issues and questions that touch upon everyone – issues of human life and society, and issues of the world and of nature.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Felix Wilfred

Dr. FellixX Wilfred is Professor & Head in the Department of Christian Studies, School of Philosophy ad Religious Thought, University of Madras. His previous works published by ISPCK include books such as On the Banks of Ganges, The Sling of Utopia, Asian Dreams and Christian Hope, Margins - The site of Asian Theologies and Asian Public Theology: Critical Concerns in Challenging Times. Recently he edited a monumental volume, "The Oxford Handbook of christianity in Asia" shortly to be published by OUP, New York.