Character of Theology, The: An Introduction to Its Nature, Task, and Purpose - Softcover

Franke, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801026415 ISBN 13: 9780801026416

Publisher: Baker Academic, 2005

Synopsis

Theology done in today's context is strikingly different from past evangelical approaches. In this new project John Franke, writing with our postmodern world in mind, reflects these directions. He offers an introduction to theology that covers the usual territory, but does so attuned to today's ecclesial and cultural context. In contradistinction to more traditional works, Franke: critiques traditional evangelical theological conceptions emphasizes the "local" nature of theology engages the postmodern context contrasts conservative and postconservative approaches interacts with the broader faith community Sure to provoke intense discussion, The Character of Theology will help Christians to be faithful in a world in which the spiritual and intellectual landscape is ever changing.

About this title

About the Author:

John R. Franke (D.Phil., University of Oxford) is associate professor of theology and chair of the faculty at Biblical Theological Seminary. He is the co-author of Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Post modern Context and editor of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 12 Samuel in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0801026415
• ISBN 13: 9780801026416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206