The future of liberal theology / edited by Mark D. Chapman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chapman, Mark D. (Mark David), 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism (Religion).

Physical Description:

x, 245 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1 Types of Liberal Theology

1 Introduction: The Past, Present and Future of Liberal Theology / Mark D. Chapman 3

2 What has London (or Oxford or Cambridge) to do with Augsburg? The Enduring Significance of the German Liberal Tradition in Christian Theology / Friedrich Wilhelm Graf 18

3 The Importance of Liberal Theology / Keith Ward 39

4 'But who am I?' The Question of the Theologian rather than the Question to the Theologian / David A. Pailin 54

5 The Revival of Liberal Modernism / Paul Badham 77

6 Reconsidering Pluralism: The Diversity of Ethical Goals / Steve Else 88

Part 2 Liberal Theology and Education

7 Liberal Theology and Transformative Pedagogy / Peter C. Hodgson 99

8 Liberal Theology and Transformative Pedagogy: A Response to Peter Hodgson / Elaine Graham 129

9 The Experience of Theological Education: Maintaining a 'Liberal' Agenda in a Post-Liberal Age / Clive Marsh 139

Part 3 Addressing the Critics

10 Karl Barth and Liberal Theology / Timothy Gorringe 163

11 Shape-shifting Disturbances as Divine Presence / Rita Nakashima Brock 170

12 Postmodern Theology: The Apotheosis or Scourge of Liberalism? / Gavin Hyman 191

13 A Liberal Helping of Postliberalism Please / Paul D. Murray 208

Conclusion: An Outsider's View

14 The Problems of a Liberal Religion: A Sociologist's View / Steve Bruce 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754606864

OCLC:

48362361