Theology and the Future: Evangelical Assertions and Explorations

ISBN-13: 9780567378675 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 304 str.

Trevor Cairney; David Starling

Opis

Theology was once 'queen of the sciences', the integrating centre of Christendom's conceptual universe. In our own time the very idea of systematic theology is frequently called into question, derided as an arcane and superstitious pseudo-discipline. Even within the church, it is commonly disregarded in favour of unreflective piety and pragmatism. At the same time, the southward shift in world Christianity's centre of gravity prompts crucial questions about the future form and content of theology. Within this context, Theology and the Future offers a case for the continuing viability of theology, exploring how it might adapt to changing circumstances, and discussing its implications for how we are to imagine and help shape our shared human future.Beginning with the question of God, this book explores what might be meant by 'the future of God', and what its implications are for Christian theology. Chapters follow on the location of theology (in global Christianity, the church and the academy) and on its sources and method. The second half of the book explores a wide variety of dimensions of the human future that theology might address and illuminate. The essays bring together a mix of specialist theologians and interdisciplinary thinkers to support the assertion that there can be no more critical endeavor to the future than understanding God and all things in relationship to him.

Spis treści

Introduction: The future of theology and the theology of the future – Trevor Cairney & David Starling Part One – The future of theology 1. ‘In your light do we see light’: The Self-revealing God and the Future of Theology – Michael Allen 2. Does God Have a Future? Theology and the ‘Future’ of God – Stephen Long 3. Theology and the Future of Global Christianity – K. K. Yeo 4. Theology and the Future of Asia – Miyon Chung 5. Not a wisdom of this age: Theology and the Future of the Post-Christendom Church – David Starling 6. How I Think I Learned to Think Theologically: The Post-Christendom Church and the Future of Theology – Stanley Hauerwas 7. Attentive Judgment: Theology and the Future of Education – John McDowell 8. ‘Grace Builds upon Nature’: Philosophy and the Future of Theology – Paul Helm 9. A prophetic proposal: Theology and the future of Method – John McClean Part Two - Theology and the future 10. Smith’s White Teeth and Paul’s Galatians: Theology and the Future of Humanity – Michael Jensen 11. Theology and the Future of Creativity – Trevor Hart 12. Conversion, Incarnation, Performance: Theology and the Future of Imagination – Alison Searle 13. Emergent pantheism? Science, complexity and the future of Theology – Kirsten Birkett 14. Green Future: Theology and the Future of the Earth – Byron Smith 15. Envisioning An Alternative Urban World: Theology and the Future of the City – David Smith