George A. Lindbeck is one of the most influential and important postwar American theologians. His books and essays generate debate not only among his fellow Lutherans but also among many other Christians as well as Jews and students of religion in the academy more generally. This anthology presents key samples of Lindbeck's writing, especially for readers who may be unfamiliar with his books and articles.

For each of these fourteen essays, editor James J. Buckley provides an introduction that sets the selection in context and points readers to what is at stake. Buckley has also contributed...

Ademas de exponer la naturaleza de la religion, Lindbeck tambien aborda la solucion de los conflictos doctrinales historicos entre las diferentes comunidades cristianas, la relacion entre el cristianismo y otras religiones, y la naturaleza y tarea de la propia teologia.