Essays in contextual theology / by Stephen B. Bevans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bevans, Stephen B., 1944- author.

Series:

Theology and mission in world Christianity ; 2452-2953 v.12.

Theology and mission in world Christianity, 2452-2953 ; v.12

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Christianity and culture.

Theology.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xiv, 215 pages : Illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, [2018].

Summary:

Essays in Contextual Theology' is a collection of essays that reflect on the doing of contextual theology from several perspectives. After a general introductory essay, subsequent essays reflect on topics such as contextual theology and prophetic dialogue, criteria for orthodoxy, the nature of tradition, the role of culture, the dynamics of conversion, and the way theology is being done in World Christianity. The collection closes with an autobiographical essay tracing the author's journey to becoming a "global theologian."

Contents:

Contextual models in theology

Contextual theology as practical theology

Fair or foul?: contextual theology and criteria for orthodoxy

Constancy or fidelity?: contextual theology and Christian tradition

A theology for the Ephesian moment

Contextual theology and prophetic dialogue

What has contextual theology to offer to the church of the twenty-first century?

Mission, culture, and the reign of God

Kicking the hornet's nest: conversion, culture, and church

Inculturation and the churhc's mission: Theological and trinitarian foundations

Models of contextual theologizing in world Christianity

Contextualization revisited: an interview with Stephan Bevans by Knud Jørgensen

Becoming a global theologian: a personal journey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-208 and index.

ISBN:

9789004366718

9004366717

OCLC:

1028845886