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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Colin E Gunton; Stephen R Holmes; Murray Rae |
ISBN: | 0334028167 9780334028161 |
OCLC Number: | 59494986 |
Description: | xviii, 484 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | pt. 1: Sources for theology -- Scripture as the source of Christian theology -- The authority of Christian tradition -- Creeds and confessions -- The place of reason in theology -- Reflecting on experience of God -- pt. 2: The nature of theological claims -- Can we know anything about God anyway? -- How do we know what we know? -- The nature of religious language -- Neutral and committed knowledge -- pt. 3: Doing theology today -- Modernity and postmodernity -- The rise of local theologies -- Christian theology in a multi-faith world -- pt. 4: Doing theology in the university today / Colin Gunton. |
Responsibility: | edited by Colin E. Gunton, Stephen R. Holmes and Murray A. Rae. |
Abstract:
This accessible reader is focused on a standard theme for introductory level university courses in systematic theology. The texts are selected from a variety of positions from across the country, and are designed to promote engagement with major theological debates.
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