Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition
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Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition

Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition

Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives

About this book

Accessible and comprehensive, Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by professor and author Kirk R. MacGregor provides a chronological survey of the major thinkers and schools of thought in modern theology in a manner that is both approachable and intriguing.

Unique among introductions to contemporary theology, MacGregor includes:

  • Evangelical perspectives alongside mainline and liberal developments
  • The influence of philosophy and the recent Christian philosophical renaissance on theology
  • Global contributions
  • Recent developments in exegetical theology
  • The implications of theological shifts on ethics and church life

Contemporary Theology: An Introduction is noteworthy for making complex thought understandable and for tracing the landscape of modern theology in a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. To the Reader
  8. 1. Introduction: Philosophical Backgrounds
  9. 2. Friedrich Schleiermacher: The Founder of Modern Liberal Theology
  10. 3. G. W. F. Hegel: Dialectical Theology
  11. 4. Søren Kierkegaard: Existentialism
  12. 5. Early Dispensationalism
  13. 6. Princeton Theology
  14. 7. Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Practical Biblical Theology
  15. 8. Vatican I and Neo-Thomism
  16. 9. Revivalist Theology
  17. 10. The Social Gospel
  18. 11. Christian Fundamentalism
  19. 12. Karl Barth and Neo-Orthodoxy
  20. 13. Christian Realism
  21. 14. Pentecostalism and Latin American Pneumatology
  22. 15. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Picture Theory, and Language-Games
  23. 16. The Birth of Contemporary Evangelicalism
  24. 17. Rudolf Bultmann: Demythologization
  25. 18. Paul Tillich: Theology of Culture
  26. 19. Death of God Theologies
  27. 20. Roman Catholic Theology from Vatican II to the Present
  28. 21. Process Theology
  29. 22. Jürgen Moltmann and Wolfhart Pannenberg: Theology of Hope
  30. 23. John Howard Yoder: Current Anabaptist Theology
  31. 24. Liberation Theology
  32. 25. Feminist Theology
  33. 26. Evangelical Complementarianism and Egalitarianism
  34. 27. Reformed Epistemology
  35. 28. African Christology: Ancestor and Healer
  36. 29. Postmodern Theology
  37. 30. Open Theism
  38. 31. Philosophy of Religion and Analytic Theology
  39. 32. Chinese Eschatology
  40. 33. Postliberal Theology
  41. 34. Theology and the Arts
  42. 35. A New Perspective On Paul and Justification
  43. 36. Theological Interpretation of Scripture
  44. 37. Evolutionary Creation
  45. 38. Postconservative Theology
  46. Notes
  47. Subject Index
  48. Scripture Index