A stimulating and thought-provoking addition to the <i>Guides for the Perplexed</i> series. It will be particularly useful for those who have already completed some theological study and wish to go deeper into questions of method.

- Frances Clemson, University of Cambridge, UK, Theology

Allen deserves much credit for this achievement . . . I'll likely find a way to incorporate this helpful methodological and theological book into my classes

- Eric E. Hall, Theologische Literaturzeitung, vol 139

Notably detailed for a short introduction ... This is the most successful feature of the book: rather than making one reliant on the text, it acts as a catalyst to read the works of the theologians themselves with the themes brought up in mind ... For those beginning explicit study in theological method, this is a book well worth reading.

- Alex Garton, Heidelberg University, Modern Believing

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Paul Allen offers an illuminating set of example to display—rather than try to explain—how theologians proceed to negotiate the set of questions with which revelation inevitably leaves us. This approach should entice readers to explore one of the exemplars he offers, and so taste themselves how theologians actually operate. The best way to introduce a discipline.

- David Burrell, C.S.C., McCauley Formation House, Nairobi Kenya,

Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed is a book that introduces the reader to the practice of doing theology. It provides a historical survey of key figures and concepts that bear on an understanding of difficult methodological issues in Christian theology. Beginning with a description of philosophical themes that affect the way theology is done today, it summarizes the various theological methods deployed by theologians and churches over two millennia of Christian thought. The book uncovers patterns in the theological task of relating biblical texts with beliefs and doctrines, according to historically conditioned theological and cultural priorities. The book's highlights include a discussion of Augustine's epoch-making De doctrina Christiana. Also receiving close attention is the relationship between philosophy and theology during the Middle Ages, the meaning of sola scriptura for the Protestant Reformers, the methods of key interpreters of doctrine in the nineteenth century and the theological priorities of the 'Radical Orthodoxy' movement.
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Offers an introduction to how to do theology in an academic context. This book provides a historical survey of key figures and concepts that bear on an understanding of difficult methodological issues in Christian theology. It summarizes the various theological methods deployed by theologians and churches over two millennia of Christian thought.
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Introduction; 1. Paul: Kerygma and Ecclesia; 2. The Patristic Era: Understanding the Word of God; 3. Augustine: Reading for Conversion; 4. The Medieval Period: The Bible and Natural Theology; 5. Sola Scriptura or Scripture and Tradition; 6. Early Modern Theology: History and the Rise of Explicit Methodology; 7. Modern Theological Methods as Diffuse Hermeneutics; 8. Modern Theological Methods as Wisdom; Appendix, Excerpts from one or two classical texts; Bibliography.
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An upper-level undergraduate introduction to 'how to do theology' in an academic context.
Introduces practice of doing theology.
Bloomsbury's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780567119087
Publisert
2012-06-28
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
354 gr
Høyde
214 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

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Om bidragsyterne

Dr. Paul L. Allen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.