Beyond liberalism and fundamentalism : how modern and postmodern philosophy set the theological agenda / Nancey Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Nancey C., author.

Series:

Rockwell lecture series.

Rockwell Lecture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--History--20th century.

Theology.

Theology--Methodology.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy and religion.

Language and languages--Religious aspects.

Language and languages.

Liberalism (Religion)--Protestant churches.

Liberalism (Religion).

Conservatism--Religious aspects.

Conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Trinity Press International, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

American Protestant Christianity is often described as a two-party system divided into liberals and conservatives. This book clarifies differences between the intellectual positions of these two groups by advancing the thesis that the philosophy of the modern period is largely responsible for the polarity of Protestant Christian thought.A second thesis is that the modern philosophical positions driving the division between liberals and conservatives have themselves been called into question. It therefore becomes opportune to ask how theology ought to be done in a postmodern era, and to envisio

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; INTRODUCTION; Part I; 1. EXPERIENCE OR SCRIPTURE: How Do We Know God?; 2. DESCRIPTION OR EXPRESSION: How Can We Speak about God?; 3. IMMANENCE OR INTERVENTION: How Does God Act in the World?; Part II; 4. EPISTEMOLOGICAL HOLISM AND THEOLOGICAL METHOD; 5. LINGUISTIC HOLISM AND RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE; 6. METAPHYSICAL HOLISM AND DIVINE ACTION

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613192035

9781283192033

1283192039

9780567014498

0567014495

OCLC:

741691642