Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology

Argues for American national narratives in Christian theology that respect the separation of church and state and a diverse, multifaith society. This book furthers the development of American public theology by arguing for the importance of narrative to a theological interpretation of the nation's social and political life. In contrast to both sectarian theologies that oppose a diverse public life and liberal theologies that have lost their distinctiveness, narrative public theology seeks an eng