{"product_id":"the-trial-of-the-witnesses-9781405132961","title":"The Trial of the Witnesses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReconceptualizes these thinkers' contributions to contemporary theological discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the prestigious \u003ci\u003eChallenges in Contemporary Theology\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book's main contribution thus lies less in its analysis of Lindbeck's and Frei's theology than in its suggestive insights as to what a liberal theology after postliberalism might look like\". (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of SJT\u003c\/i\u003e, Volume 64\/1, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Trial of the Witnesses is a truly exciting book that points to new ways of conceiving of and doing theology, both in its disruption of the terms of the postliberal debate and in it modeling of a 'thicker' form of textual analysis.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e,2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeHart's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of the Witnesses\u003c\/i\u003e is both the most profound analysis to date of the so-called 'Yale School,' and a brilliant attempt to rehabilitate the distinctive theological approach of Hans Frei. But, more than that, it is also a highly suggestive and illuminating constructive proposal in its own right.\" (\u003ci\u003eFaith and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeHart sees postliberalism as a river whose future is in the many smaller streams of the delta it formed. Others may regard the very idea of a genuine and contained school of thought at Yale as overblown or parochial, seeing this school's contributions as part of a much bigger river flowing through 20th-century theology.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and insightful exploration.... Vivid presentation of... both cultural and scholastic contexts. This book is valuable for scholars and graduate students alike.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Genesis of a Concept: Postliberalism and its Opponents\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation: 1945–54.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring New Directions at Yale: 1955–64.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tendency Takes Shape: 1965–74.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Yale School” before Postliberalism: 1975–84.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crystallization and Contentious Reception of Postliberalism: 1985–94.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Decline of Postliberalism: 1995 to the Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Goal of the Present Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. George Lindbeck: Theology and the Ecclesial People of Witness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthodoxy and Society after Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Definition by Grammatical Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth of the People of Witness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Theology for the Ecclesial “Text”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Hans Frei: Theology and the Christological Object of Witness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcreteness and Identity in the Christological Object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristology and Biblical Hermeneutics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegotiating Perspectives on the Christological Object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Generosity” of Orthodoxy as an Issue of Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Lindbeck: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (I)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conceptual Scaffolding of the Liberal–Postliberal Dualism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiology and the Verbum Externum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberalism as “Experiential-¬Expressivism”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntratextuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemptations of Opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Frei: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (II)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of the Christological Object and Types of Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Typology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDogmatics and Apologetics: a Zero-sum Game?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic versus Ad Hoc (I): The Case of David Tracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic versus Ad Hoc (II): Irreducible Mystery and the Lessons of Correlation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Trial of the Witnesses: The Yale Thinkers “After” Postliberalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFashioning an Alternative to Postliberalism: The Trial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Endurance under Temptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Submission to Judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Logic of Proliferation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529332040023,"sku":"9781405132961","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405132961.jpg?v=1731875203","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trial-of-the-witnesses-9781405132961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}