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This accessible reader is focused on a standard theme for introductory level university courses in systematic theology. The texts are selected from a variety of positions from across the country, and are designed to promote engagement with major theological debates.

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Part I Sources for theology: scripture as the source of Christian theology; the authority of the Christian tradition; the place of creeds and confessions; reasoning about God; reflecting on the experience of God. Part II The nature of theological claims: can we know anything about God anyway?; how do we know what we know?; the nature of religious language; neutral and committed knowledge. Part III Doing theology today: modernity and postmodernity; the rise of local theologies; Christian theology in a multi-faith world; theology in the academy; challenges and opportunities. Part IV Essay on doing theology, Colin E Gunton.

Practice of Theology A Reader

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      Publisher SCM Press
      Published 1 January 2001
      ISBN-13 9780334028161
      978-0334028161
      ISBN-10 0334028167
      Also in:
      Christianity History of religion Theology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This accessible reader is focused on a standard theme for introductory level university courses in systematic theology. The texts are selected from a variety of positions from across the country, and are designed to promote engagement with major theological debates.

      Table of Contents
      Part I Sources for theology: scripture as the source of Christian theology; the authority of the Christian tradition; the place of creeds and confessions; reasoning about God; reflecting on the experience of God. Part II The nature of theological claims: can we know anything about God anyway?; how do we know what we know?; the nature of religious language; neutral and committed knowledge. Part III Doing theology today: modernity and postmodernity; the rise of local theologies; Christian theology in a multi-faith world; theology in the academy; challenges and opportunities. Part IV Essay on doing theology, Colin E Gunton.

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