Theology Against Religion: Constructive Dialogues with Bonhoeffer and Barth

ISBN-13: 9780567104236 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Tom Greggs

Opis

This book asks thequestion 'what is religion?' from a theological perspective. In an age in whichreligion has reasserted itself on national and international stages, Theology against Religion argues that weshould take seriously the critique of religion, and engage with that critiquetheologically. The book argues that theologizing the critique of religion wascentral to the theological purposes of Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, andthat Barth and Bonhoeffer should be seen as traveling along the sametrajectory in terms of their theological approaches to religion. It is thistrajectory that this book seeks to explore in thinking with and beyondBonhoeffer, and by identifying a series of themes around which constructionengagements can take place. The result is an exciting series of discussionswhich take seriously the interplay of the religious, the secular, pluralism andthe concept of God, with chapters on salvation, the church, the public squareand other faiths.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements\Abbreviations\Chapter 1: Introduction\Section I - Christianizing the Critique of Religion: Barth and Bonhoeffer\Chapter 2: Barth's early discussions of religion\Chapter 3: Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity\Chapter 4: After religionlessness: back to Barth & formative motifs\Section II - Doctrine after Christendom: Secularism, Salvation and the Church\Chapter 5: Saviour of all: soteriology against religion\Chapter 6: Post-Christendom Ecclesiology\Chapter 7: Religionlessness and Public Space: Generous Particularism\Section III - Engaging with the Religions: Pluralism and Theology against Religion\Chapter 8: A theology of religions against religion\Chapter 9: From Theory to Practice: Inter-faith Dialogue\Chapter 10: Conclusion: A Coda on Mystery and Hope\Bibliography\Index