Reconstructing Christian Theology - Softcover

Chopp, Rebecca S.; Taylor, Mark Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800626966 ISBN 13: 9780800626969

Publisher: Fortress Press, 1994

Synopsis

Christian theology needs to be reconstructed in light of recent and momentous intellectual changes, social revolutions, and steep pedagogical challenges. That is the conviction of many of North America's leading theologians whose close collaboration over several years bring us this exciting volume. Reconstructing Christian Theology introduces theology in such a way that readers can discern the relevance of historical materials, pose theological questions, and begin to think theologically for themselves. Further, like other projects of the Workgroup on Constructive Theology, this volume stems from a deep desire to model a credible, creative, and engaged contemporary theology. So each chapter tackles major Christian teaching, juxtaposes it with a significant social or cultural challenge, and then reconstructs each in light of the other. The result is an innovative and compelling way to learn how theology can contribute to rethinking the most pressing issues of our day.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca S. Chopp is President of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. She is the school's first female president. She was previously President of Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. A well-known scholar of religion and American culture, Chopp has authored or edited five books and has published over fifty articles in her areas of expertise.

Mark Lewis Tayloris the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Theology and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary. Among his numerous books are The Theological and the Political: On the Weight of the World (Fortress Press 2011), Religion, Politics, and the Christian Right: Post-9/11 Powers in American Empire (Fortress Press 2005), and Remembering Esperanza: A Cultural-Political Theology for North American Praxis (2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0800626966
• ISBN 13: 9780800626969
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400