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Joerg Michael Rieger born is a German and American [ 5 ] professor of Christian theology whose work emphasizes economic justice and political movements.

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Rieger is also an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church. Rieger is the author and editor of more than 20 books and over academic articles, which have been translated into Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German, Korean, and Chinese. Rieger is an activist constructive theologian [ 10 ] in the tradition of liberation theology.

Rieger describes his work as an effort to bring theology and contemporary liberation movements together. His work in theology draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary traditions, with a concern for manifestations of the divine in the pressures of everyday life. Rieger advocates for a materialistic spirituality centered on working to improve the material conditions of the marginalized.

He renounces the perceived hegemony of free market ideology offering Christian theology as an alternative. Rieger's criticizes the currently dominant economic system especially for increasing global economic inequality , [ 23 ] and also for poverty, distorting of the way people and their work are valued, and limiting control people have over their lives.

Rieger and Kwok Pui-lan coined the notion of deep solidarity , [ 27 ] which is a recognition that the community as a whole is harmed by the unjust system, not just a particular group to be paternalistically supported from a place of superiority or distance. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Joerg Rieger Distinguished Professor of Theology Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair in Wesleyan Studies Founding Director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion.

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