Public Theology for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Duncan B. Forrester. Edited by William F. Storrar and Andrew R. Morton. Pp. xx + 467. London: T. & T. Clark International (a Continuum imprint), 2004. isbn 0 567 08895 2 and 08892 8. Hardback n.p; paper £25
What is ‘public theology’? As the editors of this volume of 24 essays concede, the term is problematical. It implies that Christian theological thinking, which is an explication and application of principles and beliefs held specifically by Christians, has relevance to people who do not hold these p...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 409-411 |
| Review of: | Public theology for the 21st century (London [u.a.] : T&T Clark, 2004) (Harvey, A. E.)
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| Summary: | What is ‘public theology’? As the editors of this volume of 24 essays concede, the term is problematical. It implies that Christian theological thinking, which is an explication and application of principles and beliefs held specifically by Christians, has relevance to people who do not hold these principles and beliefs, and can claim space to be heard in places where issues of public concern are discussed and decided. This claim, which has been advanced and contested down the centuries, appears to have become particularly vulnerable in the face of ‘liberal’ conceptions of society, in which the beliefs of individuals and groups are encouraged to flourish only so long as they do not seek to argue for a truth superior to that of others. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj037 |