The Place of the Past in Theological Construction

This article discusses the views of three liberal theologians, L. Cady, D. Brown, and S. G. Davaney, on the place of the past in theological construction. They all attempt to keep in balance both a historicist view of epistemology as well as an insistence on the continued usefulness of the past for...

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Main Author: Vidu, Adonis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2007
In: Theology today
Year: 2007, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-220
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