Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders
Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders
Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders
Ebook356 pages3 hours

Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Theological conversations about violence have typically framed the discussion in terms of victim and perpetrator. Such work, while important, only addresses part of the problem. Comprehensive theological and pastoral responses to violence must also address the role of collective passivity in the face of human denigration. Given the pervasiveness of inaction—whether in the form of denial, willful ignorance, or silent complicity—a theological reflection on violence that holds bystanders accountable, especially those who occupy social sites of privilege, is long overdue. In Beyond Apathy, Elisabeth T. Vasko utilizes resources within the Christian tradition to examine the theological significance of bystander participation in patterns of violence and violation within contemporary Western culture, giving particular attention to the social issues of bullying, white racism, and sexual violence. In doing so, she constructs a theology of redeeming grace for bystanders to violence that foregrounds the significance of social action in bringing about God’s basileia.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 2015
ISBN9781451494198
Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders

Related to Beyond Apathy

Related ebooks

Christianity For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Beyond Apathy

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Beyond Apathy - Elisabeth T. Vasko

    1^book_preview_excerpt.html}ے7寄͓hU/R4(iZb4+2 Ud dI0?0/sDVqlz~9~<%NCW/O_LݫMi3ؿh:RCuq3f.ӟS^>#?kٺkyOW&Nx9)/oCs} OͿ8 >m۫wUui~7?.W V/xw|l;f)5c?8+}эOnzB]߬}spOIWQ/8f1-FIis~5 k̮R\ o9nx.aRb߷lBۻ_8c~~Ԕlq&hGvTk ć{j:kPM;Ⱥop!tM#§Lķi__AMkFhX/: P`Xsx?UAM8 wnOkAص!ut YC-d9;$0ϩ>mBau0t/F{* x| p}h0lA;Ɇ>xp VT"P>rI>l} Y5/}uG{uy?~ 3DMv6E߳5i[__\@KjV/'s(|S/\X(d) حQ}8Xi0?e?Kuc1ue> nkaH|15W:AqԘ⿻>~0?xA| RTދx!r77nʻOFp# oKUqБ&?˞ ԣ5S&n", nM|S"a '?Zbc(˼n怀@OFw͕~QmFad߸kPts ZwN*WTa a}9:anaK#nU;D+K cV8ݖ `ʄm=},|Bʘ4澨гnt'6p#_ZLm ED,;mzls+8+[8o?S?~ON8#ou*.=.năM;] %tdfnYmbroD>oSsč9K}WtT:XѭMg W[(k _e/:!.bW73~-q h1uC_uDMP=Q/. @op(loZ<"4 0Tebyp#'V8{ˇn k%[IG]#Lm,\ Kw~PbQTnKO|OL ;}[x#1e #CbxE2"oh5 \CnNiONzc "% h0kuuR( ʫ Np9]訌Xys+وߩL;kW5 &{$Z'jA+ӱj<>eN$\xBuaN`?>b@?v7bHy̡bf`GYc5T'"3wM/6J _fDbӰ"viYĜ"oe.Ex9뮉3l*Ə2Ȥ ˞ NϚuO@`4~,ON,vj 5J L O1ͫ;AFYcֺ]IB**;m 6I^r쓎 "iu?hh:!Ɲ8/# مAtk5n!sW[,oQ;| *ia{ "z>nk~X%I/iwqWdWH0 1{uEM!eVin}aKoTvho$]EՑξ3dsf2wH(&=7"!axɓE,yݢpBYCVlPů葴2^ 3;šB*{#PoJȵFS̉UwZqEYX `%?Qy l'=ZmEC39F {6ꔱ~~Xvp][X5( 9_Uu -dduGL ֒(. I9yaH02<$I!^u b6X8xA:!V+ѬlN Y#+:牻4)3ȼgT Ok8cE"7D" ATئ~[܄fβt>Ř׎jTL>.0vڈ(^D)ͱLQ孌az|5UfǸ*N g}R2`ʼ:BJo€f&"z1W_0Gtӽ0$ߝ.Ch@[]9MEƣ0NE]@G@pab63mO8p4"UI |;ZX6kd6@"=0I(,刘ϜD4fSRu Vʼ])4!lZ,%Ab$!dc$ƨ?.l37#`=I)HT[(lEb+[Uv\ML1Cx1AM~F%Vj&$aM0 -@=aQ0kaJתl]J_ x2E: כ"BPyey-te3SLZ)(u~iqTV$ a-iˉ["~f hU8+#Ĩf,l0!b`0/& $wqM6֌!Bd ϓUM66+H4G[U9w%`Aftj24 )g~*$A OJ]8{}py*!N, e1#g6$~Hu#{V=%{)%$XҢ4C4>+eݬ" a_L˓KzM$Zܥ7z.sTɳeaÓV氝݇fTfd t~DQ5qq̊i#fӳ% \`.e Բ QjwDmsW=#cdֵ=D\QDIkd2Yw򝀀~ %E׊r!qQMטɇ},uo!_UL 6*skڸ,JRď-0lm6Zv:Σvظr!0]ġI_kO4ojF-|=~Tr^ɝiln)3蜠,JZ5T 6aY|&f`RؑHEtg7_q݂X՜W9DZz5^mܑNUػ?0p0T"g6U,Tml<\tN 30+XUJ 20X74$A'Ei@ -$ֱ)Fcw"$k=SB%@Z7KH 2^#Y)Y;$t`Y࠸ʭl;Y Fg%[xT9'Fsx!.*7NE=$^~nIU2H?l@m>l4 MB*8H q$*)XHij6"ji3w1K(*Jx!hlZ0ZYZ/ht@Y&!Ϫ4$A1;;0Uj3k-xۄ"-G!\lm.l:TXҕColb#ж?p|YK)lNTVË٭]BWcK ×U,+j6buC̞ܒ׃wZM5!wpguuU{`^%J) &(]5,9?8N(5řV_X.ƚƈ5DHLK4I{Ma-5g*X){旳N\HY ZbumKiV8}0tk1QXHs{\оn& b-Hd;m<*%(+2mE5 .?e6yv{0RT:Umr`Aek5sڨeQW~֚ox鮜10HZhd+Ɯ6W/ge+2޾ l^#۩J+) 8D, ڵʈE1 IAz+-L(Y4%G:Vu[A?Ј0g+ӥFR[ui+*Ť 38_x Q,*IHDP'v!JӞm Tr5JynN7.WJr!s͏,gVYgVGs`ٯ(Ƨq?~΋l=RCD$7'gڱF?_!ex?}r35 ڔE2^25L;^" N=iKM؞OKӑLX-D~+ќUteYq}́K\4c7¸xIz] ;Ÿ=Sbgcͪ|"@R פ0lKϟyH$"I0+y &C PeP5'fʅ#!s܇_|6զpa:sl9@d963j3 '^!hSW0^n0*e9fGf&ڏ+^Sٯ~I+pW༠WF&2]ReY[ncG)Jy8AGб!V#A>ZFdm^/ Ƹ?IȢDmR3 CZpzi)hףv_{ܣm)'`55T^ M] Xf-o^g<➤wvӳ7%ǥYZcz6|!"qV%6 uԭQ~R gyUWAj'5EҺg9HNuH-Ѵs1OmIvփv<)\  (Ũťb\ïC!+1{inJd2O!.Oٮ඘;f2-ma*JY\񢣾z!TMvsĬ4|o鞭YG2*VUzT1={hWCF=?>i~ Q:Y;W+Qp?AZh->f훐S k3 F垸n֮J 8Lz8ILD5ºˢt KZmenm!bl1eѼBS*k9œ $N1xԉ9;%e1iaLtrG|@&0G^ꃳt\Tg'͘]xxqͿeC£Bk/k]u"e߼+%mxDKYWվRޠ0sȨ(XBRe*QhP3檿aAM"Dtuo:H/rdfg;wS3 EekҺD5ژDqnipl}<N0ғk?9o7gqZs҂e= ߮wj)MbyUi];Tm-o%-hu*dz(LorC>{"2uhrSr i|]]b\{+d]\Ax5Plղ)$|ye_s9!9g^̳OonI0ԧ/.{l NҪf RK=K=;9ȳ!Nᨍzʵ>pD&!(&`vK-q)Sk,5{D4ʪZFi YE3i-zi^T@3|+ 2?wmJsc3d3!m[2 X^+yٓLZ'IUwyܡv\K{\ԹrIdX* [&BޙpQk\fD(;BI(}{#k=04L\V >%B#{!8?j%̕]ϙcF@k ,i -ؤ2VIVbKN,ӦNH# ]|T1;I ٳ:"ד]㵎\&]}?#WV';Vݜ湞mEAˑ4ƣG F7œX$( x(!4Mv34ځ4gں7kn;6RIgab 3j6'%[TTمMvZ[U0Yߺ[If&~`ͅ'Ё5`ᾷ2 S:^lz7-Ϊv3cqBK:#6dm4i@7J!͵Xy&7X0Yلa3m?aVXe&Uʅ<ҳKUIShSЛI=t/!V"09{69~'Ђ<֛Lݤ(gdnPD|rK3ekPH@ܿ;&uvU-ȶ{ +r-$ҢWO*.og/Z%7\׋ʋI仐O\*?CmHUK̦fOo.Y@.:<8z1=bʌklyEJ] .oxyqpxIJy' B<ϩ\!=9* N!cvXhYҔVv9UUQUZe}@)@#l|!ݰ;KG$ck&,q9bJXk8u1K[L{%l.zGM="o^y94!׳XsdP٧*M\){)m7=Б t -^n⪣3ϟS~S5@4·lFA|HRZuLJptay-VMuNRzq~;?߿~ sH߻Zr.9'##\:]:+B;Ԝ??#v.E{zI͚$=RUճ3F kJpG83wO;ESI" aY~ɺtH[\&n_s\&V$7!dlC)Ye8TͲ}u|evc^۞'z&kS! z?JRԞ/ c?f}{4*`mzW[Fz9frB4< V {hueHN2]vqi*5│;{Z[L _FPBU7O7dv/Psdl7䖳ZUe|,Qk ڋA y&3+l!5]lZڴ  |C=/WYQS7Эry}YYrU=MR(/]lW.kH1vVr']r SΟJȝC鞓-'K%McqNx9ÌyR"w)GX_ҲP;/'YJouʝsg1W&> rZ,ծOq Qȣ́ eAPǓAk6ShMͽkP] Nܱƹ'i^5~@"D7;E"8V8i>^lT/P:DGpV6Ӌ ˁ5QQzPV)WԤWnX5M|:X+fGTJϲx"[9{,&<46Mm\/Ϋ F12(KJ,Dקv{p p[Ka>nܨ+ۛٛ\D*Pho4tu[tlZ,ثwuAvхr˗.+| *| iߝ_6΢v+8>cږJb^/rN],nH ;K ?6ɟd-Rn#TzvuiDîgoe^_T]YUqoyf(ЋB#.[եiK "jz `墐^9-wz{*~\_h"-[[+u𾻢7ݰ`V34GdiOR?ԬGꈄO;ը'ʋK˂m^a,|TU, d>[_(u~56hVc_lSre{zkYWhudLn3/mo-:VbO7 ƫ,9~&H~[$g1\6gAns33򯽳dgM㖶 ' b"HVIO`,KA cj
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1