Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology
|
Buy Now
A Liberal Theology for the Twenty-First Century - A Passion for Reason (Hardcover, New Ed)
Loot Price: R1,209
Discovery Miles 12 090
|
|
A Liberal Theology for the Twenty-First Century - A Passion for Reason (Hardcover, New Ed)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Liberal theology, in its typical form, represents the attempt to
approach religion from a rational perspective without denying or
belittling the importance of religious experience and religious
commitment. Versions of liberal theology can be found in all the
great religions. This book is primarily concerned with a Christian
tradition that goes back to the second century and reached a high
point in the seventeenth. This tradition includes a method of
inquiry which, when re-evaluated in the light of recent discussions
on the nature of rationality and applied to contemporary issues,
reveals that there are versions of materialism, monism and theism
that can accord with rationality. While liberal theology cannot
demonstrate the truth of theism, it can present it not only as one
of the rational options, but as an option that has uniquely
attractive characteristics, and when the liberal tradition is taken
at its best, it can support a version of Christianity which
continues to refer to God as a transcendent 'reality', and which
can continue to support recognizable doctrines of incarnation,
redemption and Trinity. The liberal theology introduced and
advanced in this book can be contrasted with many recent 'radical
theologies', and could be called 'liberal orthodoxy'. Students of
philosophy, theology and religious studies, as well as clergy and
interested lay readers, will find this an accessible insight into
liberal theology and to current debates on materialism, atheism and
inter-faith dialogue.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.