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Theology As Conversation: The Significance of Dialogue in Historical and Contemporary Theology: A Festschrift for Daniel L. Migliore
TThis unique volume invites readers into "conversations" on religion, theology, and social movements. The authors offer a variety of essays that not only contribute to creative thinking past long-standing impasses but also inspire new conversations. Some document historically inspired debates that helped shape the theological reflection of the time in which they occurred. Some imagine a dialogue that never happened but that the contributor wished had taken place. Still others take a thematic approach and create a dialogue between religions or theology and a pressing social or political issue.
Theology as Conversation is a creative and constructive work, a fitting tribute to Princeton Theological Seminary professor Daniel L. Migliore.
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Theology as Conversation is a creative and constructive work, a fitting tribute to Princeton Theological Seminary professor Daniel L. Migliore.
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384 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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Bruce L. McCormack
19 books10 followersBruce L. McCormack (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary; DrTheol hc, Friedrich Schiller University) is Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. A world-renowned Barth scholar, he is a frequent writer and lecturer on topics of Reformed theology.
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May 31, 2012
The essays in this book are really good.
You learn in this book about Daniel L. Migliore as memorable person not because of his theology but of his commitment to pursue and embody theology with a theologian's character.
The same can be said about Barth, for even though Migliore's name is in the title of this book and everywhere in it, this book is really about Barth.
If there is one point in common to made by all the essays in this book, then it is to correct the misconception about Barth's theology as 'self-enclosed and not conversational' simply because of its emphasis God's sheer otherworldliness and its refutation of natural theology. The book contends that it is exactly in the particularity [of Christian revelation] that Barth holds so dear that genuinely conversation of mutual respect is made possible.
This book is for advanced student in theology in general and in Barth in particular, not for everyone though. But for me, plowing through this book proves to be richly rewarding.
I have done the summarization of this book's chapter 2 and 3, for those interested, see here:
ch.2 http://wp.me/pOOVy-GR
ch.3 http://wp.me/pOOVy-GV
You learn in this book about Daniel L. Migliore as memorable person not because of his theology but of his commitment to pursue and embody theology with a theologian's character.
The same can be said about Barth, for even though Migliore's name is in the title of this book and everywhere in it, this book is really about Barth.
If there is one point in common to made by all the essays in this book, then it is to correct the misconception about Barth's theology as 'self-enclosed and not conversational' simply because of its emphasis God's sheer otherworldliness and its refutation of natural theology. The book contends that it is exactly in the particularity [of Christian revelation] that Barth holds so dear that genuinely conversation of mutual respect is made possible.
This book is for advanced student in theology in general and in Barth in particular, not for everyone though. But for me, plowing through this book proves to be richly rewarding.
I have done the summarization of this book's chapter 2 and 3, for those interested, see here:
ch.2 http://wp.me/pOOVy-GR
ch.3 http://wp.me/pOOVy-GV
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