Church for the World

Samuel Yonas Deressa is assistant professor of theology and Global South at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.Josh de Keijzer (PhD Systematic Theology, Luther Seminary) is the author of Bonhoeffer's Theology of the Cross: The Influence of Luther in "Act and Being".

• Foreword: Toward a Postcolonial “Inescapable Network of Mutuality”Gary M. SimpsonIntroduction: A Church for the World: The Church’s Role in Fostering Democracy and Sustainable DevelopmentSamuel Yonas Deressa and Josh de KeijzerPart One: Historical Perspectives1. Church and Development in Post-Colonial Africa: Revisiting African Development Plan and the Theology of Reconstruction through the Lens of the Capabilities ApproachSamuel Yonas Deressa2. Church and Development in Ethiopia: The Contribution of Gudina Tuma’s Holistic TheologySamuel Yonas Deressa3.On Human Flourishing: A Call for Public Responsibility in Contemporary Ethiopian ChristianityAndrew D. DeCortPart Two: Developmental Perspectives4. Church and Human Development: An Asian PerspectiveLim Teck Peng5 The Critical Role of the Church in the Development of AsiaDelfo Canceran, OPPart Three: Ecclesiastical Perspectives6. Church and Development in Nigerian Context: Theological Foundation, Practical Appraisal

A Church for the World, is an impressive volume of essays breaking ground on the topic of sustainable development with tangential discussions of democracy.