The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology (Blackwell Companions to Religion)

601 Pages·2004·1.97 MB·English

by  Gareth Jones

The Blackwell Companion
to Modern Theology
Edited by
Gareth Jones
The Blackwell Companion
to Modern Theology
Blackwell Companions to Religion
The Blackwell Companions to Religion series presents a collection of the most recent
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Contents
Notes on Contributors vii
Preface xii
Part I Theology and... 1
1 The Practice of Faith Robin Gill 3
2 Biblical Studies John Barton 18
3 Philosophy David B. Burrell 34
4 Culture Charles T. Mathewes 47
5 Social Theory Don Browning 65
6 Theological Anthropology Ray Anderson 82
7 History William Dean 95
Part II History 111
8 Patristics G. R. Evans and Morwenna Ludlow 113
9 MedievalTheology Stephen F. Brown 133
10 Reformation Carl R. Trueman 147
11 Modernity Garrett Green 162
Part III Themes 181
12 Trinity Bruce D. Marshall 183
13 Incarnation John Webster 204
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14 Redemption Esther D. Reed 227
15 Eschatology Andrew Chester 243
16 Church and Sacraments Gavin D’Costa 258
Part IV Key Modern Figures 277
17 Kant Gareth Jones 279
18 Hegel Merold Westphal 293
19 Schleiermacher Dawn DeVries 311
20 Barth Mark Lindsay 327
21 Rahner Karen Kilby 343
22 Bonhoeffer John W. de Gruchy 357
23 Bultmann and Tillich James M. Byrne 372
24 Von Balthasar Mark McIntosh 388
Part V Contemporary Issues 403
25 Christianity and Other Religions Ian Markham 405
26 Economics and Social Justice Martyn Percy 418
27 Feminism Patricia Daniel 434
28 Rediscovery of Mysticism Ralph Norman 449
29 The Context of Eco-theology Laurel Kearns 466
30 Drama, Film and Postmodernity Richard Arrandale 485
31 Race M. Shawn Copeland 499
32 Science Robert John Russell and Kirk Wegter-McNelly 512
Index 557
Contributors
Ray Andersonis Senior Professor ofTheology and Ministry at Fuller Theological Sem-
inary in Pasadena, California. He is the author of many books and articles, the most
recent including The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological
Praxis (2003) and Spiritual Caregiving as Secular Sacrament: A Practical Theology for
Professional Caregivers (2003). His current research interests center on a post-theistic
evangelical theology.
Richard Arrandale taught religion and theology at Christ Church University College
in Canterbury, Kent, from 1997 to 2003, and he is currently pursuing a career as a
freelance writer on mysticism and new age spiritualities, based in Glastonbury, UK.
His publications include articles on the work of Antonin Artaud, the tensions between
psychology and theology, and the interface between religion and postmodernism.
John Bartonis the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
at the University of Oxford. Among his many publications are The Spirit and the Letter
(1997) and (with John Muddiman) his edition of the Oxford Bible Commentary(2001).
His current research interests center on a project on the nature of biblical criticism.
Stephen F. Brownis Director of the Institute of Medieval Philosophy and Theology at
Boston College, Massachusetts. He is editor of five volumes of the Opera Philosophica et
Theologica of William of Ockham, and editor of Bonaventure: The Journey of the Mind to
God and Aquinas, on Faith and Reason. He is author of more than fifty articles on
medieval philosophy and theology. He is currently working on an edition of Book 1 of
Richard Fishacre’s Commentary on the Sentencesand collecting a number of translated
medieval texts dealing with the development of theology as a scientific university
discipline.
Don Browningis Alexander Campbell Professor of Religious Ethics and the Social Sci-
ences Emeritus of the Divinity School, University of Chicago. His most recent publica-
tion is Marriage and Modernization: Why Globalization Threatens Marriage and What to Do
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about It(2003). He is also Director of the Religion, Culture, and Family Project located
at the University of Chicago.
David B. Burrell, CSC, is Hesburgh Professor of Philosophy and Theology at the
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and author most recently of Friendship and Ways
to Truth, as well as translator of al-Ghazali’s Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine
Providence.
James M. Byrne is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at St. Michael’s College,
Vermont. He is the author of God: Thoughts in an Age of Uncertainty(2001) and Religion
and Enlightenment(1997), together with other articles and publications. His research
interests center on philosophy and modern theology.
Andrew Chester is Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He is the author of many
books and articles, including work on the Pentateuchal Targums and the Letter of
James. His research interests center on messianic hope and eschatology in early
Judaism and Christianity.
M. Shawn Copelandis Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Boston College,
Massachusetts, and (adjunct) Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Insti-
tute for Black Catholic Studies, Xavier University, Louisiana. Her academic research and
publications include the areas of theological and philosophical anthropology, political
theology and philosophy, and embodiment, with special attention to gender and race.
Gavin D’Costais Reader in Christian Theology and Head of the Department of The-
ology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a consultant to the
Church of England, the Catholic Bishop’s Conference, and the Vatican on issues regard-
ing other religions. In 1998 he served as the Joseph McCarthy Visiting Professor at the
Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Recent publications include The Trinity and the
Meeting of Religions(2000) and Sexing the Trinity(2000). His research interests are in
contemporary theology, theology of religions, and gender and psychoanalysis.
Patricia Daniel teaches feminism and religious studies at Christ Church University
College, Canterbury, and other institutions in Kent, UK. The author of several articles
on feminist theologies, she continues to research in contemporary feminism.
William Dean is Professor of Constructive Theology at the Iliff School of Theology,
Denver, Colorado. Specializing in the distinctively American tradition of religious
thought, his books include American Religious Empiricism (1986), History Making
History (1988), The American Spiritual Culture (2002), and The Religious Critic in
American Culture (1994), which received the American Academy of Religion Award
for Excellence.
Dawn DeVries is John Newton Thomas Professor of Systematic Theology at Union
Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond,
Virginia. She is currently working on a major study of Schleiermacher’s dogmatic
theology. She is the author of Jesus Christ in the Preaching of Calvin and Schleiermacher
and the editor and translator of Servant of the Word: Selected Sermons of Friedrich
Schleiermacher.