Michael Welker has been a professor of theology at the Universities of T�bingen, M�nster, and Heidelberg, and he has frequently been a guest professor in Britain, Canada, and the United States His many authored and edited books include God the Revealed (2014), The Depth of the Human Person (editor, 2014), and Faith in the Living God (second edition with John Polkinghorne, 2018).
"Quests for Freedom is a brilliant examination of human freedom
from the ancient biblical texts into our age. Written by eminent
scholars from around the world, the book is helpfully divided into
themes ranging from freedom and domination to the dialects of
modernity. Anyone interested in the history of ideas about freedom,
as well as contemporary accounts of freedom, will treasure this
book."
--William Schweiker, The University of Chicago
"In this well-orchestrated and briskly-paced volume, nineteen
leading theologians offer deep and diverse insights into the
conditions, contexts, concepts, and categories of freedom in the
Bible, and the liberating implications of these biblical teachings
and practices for the ancient world and for our own. This is global
interdisciplinary religious scholarship at its best."
--John Witte, Jr., Director, Center for the Study of Law and
Religion, Emory University
"Quests for Freedom assembles a remarkable group of
multi-disciplinary voices. The essays both enhance our
understanding of freedom and challenge our deep-seated social
prejudices that often deny freedom to those on the margins of
society. At a moment in history when 'freedom' is increasingly
abused for private and nationalistic gain, this collection stands
as a reminder of our common humanity, and freedom as a public
good."
--Piet Naud�, Professor of Ethics, University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa
"What is freedom? Quests for Freedom does not only inform on a word
that was used and waved as a banner of hope, it reminds the reader
of the often bitter experiences of ordinary people with forms of
slavery and suppression, old and new, but most important, it
explores in an interdisciplinary way the avenues in which freedom
not only is a wonderful idea, but becomes reality for ordinary
people. Quests for Freedom exemplifies the way contemporary
theology should be done: in interdisciplinary cooperation, using
the sources of the Christian tradition, critical, realistic, and
hopeful."
--Cornelis van der Kooi, Professor Emeritus Systematic Theology at
the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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