Quests for Freedom, Second Edition

Book excerpt: This book is the result of intensive, multiyear international and interdisciplinary cooperation. From many perspectives, the book’s contributors address themes of freedom and slavery; self-determination and concepts of freedom; God-given and imprinted freedom; freedom as an ethos of belonging and solidarity; and relations between freedom, human rights, and theological orientation. With contributions from: Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza Ron Soodalter Manfred Oeming Katharina von Kellenbach Rudiger Bittner Peter Lampe Cyril Hovorun Risto Saarinen Friederike Nussel Larry W. Hurtado Patrick D. Miller Beverly Roberts Gaventa Hans-Joachim Eckstein Dirk J. Smit Jan Christian Gertz Jurgen van Oorschot Jindřich Halama Carver T. Yu Susan Abraham