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Richard J. Britton challenges those who claim that the believer is powerless in relation to God. Through his reading of Paul's Letter to the Romans alongside the critical theory of Jacques Derrida and Giorgio Agamben, among others, Britton asserts that the believer is not a passive recipient of God's grace and righteousness. Instead, the believer is an interpreter who is actively involved in reciprocal exchange and enhancement of God's eschatological and soteriological project. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Britton contends that, if we want to upend the oppression of established religion and ideology, we must first appreciate the believer as a powerful and responsible agent within God's cosmic project.
Excerpt from Richard Peters, Jr. Vs. Richard Peters, Esq., J. B. Britton, Esq., Margaret Topham, J. Lloyd, P. Davis, and B. Lincoln: Bill in Equity, Filed June 5th, 1844; To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia And your orator further charges, that a part of said real estate was sold by said defendant to one J. B. Britton, Margaret Topham, J. Lloyd, P. Davis, and E. Lincoln respectively, and others at present unknown, and the purchase money secured by bonds and mortgages, and ground rent deeds executed by said parties respectively. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more ...