A report from the front lines: conversations on public theology; a festschrift in honor of Robert Benne

Introduction / John R. Stumme -- The imperative of a public theology -- The attack on transcendence and the response of Robert Benne / Michael Shahan -- The crux of Christianity's case : the resurrection of Jesus / Carl E. Braaten -- A cultural disorder : C.S. Lewis and the abolition of man / J...

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Contributors: Shahan, Michael (Editor) ; Benne, Robert 1937- (Honoree)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. Cambridge, U.K. Eerdmans 2009
In:Year: 2009
Further subjects:B Christian Ethics Lutheran authors
B Christianity and politics Lutheran Church
B Church and state Lutheran Church
B Festschrift
B Christian Sociology Lutheran Church
B Benne, Robert 1937-
B Two kingdoms (Lutheran theology)
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Summary:Introduction / John R. Stumme -- The imperative of a public theology -- The attack on transcendence and the response of Robert Benne / Michael Shahan -- The crux of Christianity's case : the resurrection of Jesus / Carl E. Braaten -- A cultural disorder : C.S. Lewis and the abolition of man / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Attending to the business that is ours / Richard John Neuhaus -- The Lutheran necessity in public theology -- The Lutheran corrective / Gilbert Meilaender -- What Lutherans have to offer / Mark Noll -- Contested issues in public theology -- Luther and liberalism / Paul R. Hinlicky -- The public theologian as connected critic : the case of Central European churches / Ronald F. Thiemann -- Persuasion and indoctrination in Lutheran colleges / Gerald R. McDermott -- The recovery of moral and religious truth in the university / Donald D. Schmeltekopf and Michael D. Beaty -- Religious perspectives on Democratic capitalism / Joseph A. Swanson
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:080284863X