Using and Being Used: Scripture and Systematic Theology

“Two logically related developments have called into question both the authority of the Bible and the propriety of theology's calling itself a truth-telling discipline. While the Bible is regarded by many as simply the self-expression of a primitive people, theology likewise came to be regarded...

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Main Author: Gunton, Colin E. 1941-2003 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1990
In: Theology today
Year: 1990, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 248-259
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Summary:“Two logically related developments have called into question both the authority of the Bible and the propriety of theology's calling itself a truth-telling discipline. While the Bible is regarded by many as simply the self-expression of a primitive people, theology likewise came to be regarded as the self-expression of those who happen to be religious. Side by side, there have come into question the status of the text and the epistemological respectability of theology.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057369004700303