Reformed Humanism

Essays on Christian Doctrine, Philosophy, and Church

Professor David Fergusson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2024
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-71274-5 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

The volume comprises a collection of essays ordered in three parts, each of which describes broadly the sub-fields of theology to which these belong. The essays tackle core themes in Christian doctrine, the longstanding relationship of theology to philosophy, and a series of challenges facing churches today. While the volume represents a Reformed theological approach often with a historical focus, it self-consciously reflects an ecumenical and critical perspective. The term ‘humanism’ reflects an openness to insight, understanding and correction from different fields of knowledge, while its ‘Reformed’ designation positions the work within a recognized theological tradition though seeking to avoid imprisonment by it.

A further feature of the collection is its attempt to overcome the curricular divisions between systematic theology, Christian ethics, and practical theology. The third section in particular deal with issues in social ethics, theological aesthetics, the place of the church in a secular culture, and the role of theology in the university.

David Fergusson is Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Introduction: Reformed Humanism

Part One: Christian Doctrine

1. The Divine Attributes: Some Methodological Considerations

2. The Power of God: Its Use and Abuse as a Theological Concept

3. Maker of Heaven and Earth: Theology for Creationtide

4. Christological Maximalism Assessed

5. Providence

6. The Imago Dei

7. The Last Judgement

Part Two: Philosophy

8. Hume as Religious Sceptic

9. Adam Smith on Ethics and Religion

10. Natural Theology After Darwin

Part Three: Church

11. Theology of Worship: A Reformed Perspective

12. Reformed Theology and Visual Culture

13. Mapping the Church: Current Challenges of History and Mission

14. The Bible in Modernity

15. Reformed Social Theology: Contexts and Constants

16. Theology and Therapy

17. The Place of Christian Theology in the University

Epilogue

18. Theology and Laughter

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2024
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-567-71274-5 / 0567712745
ISBN-13	978-0-567-71274-5 / 9780567712745
Zustand	Neuware