Modern Theology A Critical Introduction

Name: Modern Theology A Critical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415495851

ISBN-10: 0415495857

ISBN-13: 9780415495851

Edition: 2012

Authors: Rachel Muers, Mike Higton

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This book offers a clear introduction to modern Christian theology and is accessible for undergraduates on a wide range of courses in theology and religious studies. The ‘long nineteenth century’ (1789-1914) saw enormous transformations of theology, and of thought about religion, that shaped the way both Christianity and ‘religion’ are understood today. Muers and Higton provide a clear guide, giving students a critical understanding of their own ‘modern’ assumptions, of the origins of the debates and the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern thinkers who are often more referred to and criticised than read or understood. The book covers:an historical account of…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 388
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements



Introduction: what is modernity?



Historical introduction: approaching the revolution



Key Thinkers



Immanuel Kant



Friedrich Schleiermacher



G.W.F. Hegel



Sï¿½ren Kierkegaard



Friedrich Nietzsche



Charles Hodge and Horace Bushnell



Other nineteenth-century voices



Key Themes



Reading the Bible



Religion and science



Reclaiming Christian tradition



Confronting evil



Feminism, gender and theology



Liberating theology



Christianity among the religions



Becoming postmodern


Glossary


Timeline


Index