On the Christianity of Theology: Translated with an Introduction and Notes

by Franz Overbeck

This long-standing series provides the guild of religion scholars a venue for publishing aimed primarily at colleagues. It includes scholarly monographs, revised dissertations, Festschriften, conference papers, and translations of ancient and medieval documents. Works cover the sub-disciplines of biblical studies, history of Christianity, history of religion, theology, and ethics. Festschriften for Karl Barth, Donald W. Dayton, James Luther Mays, Margaret R. Miles, and Walter Wink are among the seventy-five volumes that have been published.
Contributors C. K. Barrett, Francois Bovon, Paul S. Chung, Marie-Helene Davies, Frederick Herzog, Ben F. Meyer, Pamela Ann Moeller, Rudolf Pesch, D. Z. Phillips, Rudolf Schnackenburgm Eduard Schweizer, John Vissers

190 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Shep · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overbeck offers some helpful critiques of Christian theology, some of which are applicable to how theology is conducted today. Unfortunately he approaches most of it all from the wrong angle, and from non-Christian presuppositions, and from a skewed perspective that causes him to mischaracterize Christianity more often than helpful critique it. Recommended only if you are interested in interacting with German philosophy / theology.