The Vulnerable and Transcendent God: The Postliberal Theology of William Placher

Between the extremes of fundamentalism and secularism, the postliberal Presbyterian theologian William Placher offers a dynamic middle way. This “Theology Update” summarizes Placher's work. Warning us against prematurely domesticating God's transcendence, Placher presents a picture of a Go...

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Main Author: Nelson, Derek (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2005
In: Dialog
Year: 2005, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 273-284
Further subjects:B God-talk
B Postliberalism
B Hans Frei
B Karl Barth
B William Placher
B Transcendence
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Summary:Between the extremes of fundamentalism and secularism, the postliberal Presbyterian theologian William Placher offers a dynamic middle way. This “Theology Update” summarizes Placher's work. Warning us against prematurely domesticating God's transcendence, Placher presents a picture of a God who is radically transcendent, and therefore recklessly immanent in creation. God is vulnerable in Christ, who saves us through solidarity, reconciliation and redemption.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.0012-2033.2005.00268.x