Theology and Narrative: A Critical Introduction

Goldberg, Michael

ISBN 10: 157910777X / ISBN 13: 9781579107772

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theology and Narrative: A Critical Introduction
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157910777X
• ISBN 13: 9781579107772
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Is the use of narrative as a method of doing theology justified? This volume, one of the first critical analyses of the subject, makes a strong case for such theology. Michael Goldberg explores the notion that all convictions are founded in some narrative and looks at the theological implications of biography and autobiography. He does so by considering the works of Carol P. Christ, James H. Cone, Joseph Fletcher, James Wm. McClendon, Jr, James W. Fowler, Will D. Campbell, Elie Wiesel, H. Richard Niebuhr, Hans W. Frei, Irving Greenberg, and others. After carefully examining the meaning, truth, and rationality of narrative theology, Goldberg summarizes its validity and describes ways that narrative might be used for theology in the future.

About the Author

Dr. Michael Goldberg is an ordained rabbi and trained theologian living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not only has he held two university chairs, worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and its Fortune 500 clients, and acted as Special Consultant on Professionalism to the Georgia Supreme Court and State Bar, he has also served as a hospital and hospice chaplain.