Paul J. Dehart

The Trial of the Witnesses (eBook, PDF)

The Rise and Decline of Postliberal Theology

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Produktbeschreibung

The much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck. * An analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology * Provides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted * Compares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought * Reconceptualizes these thinkers' contributions to contemporary theological discussion * Published in the prestigious Challenges in Contemporary Theology series.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470775455
• Artikelnr.: 38186258

Autorenporträt

Paul J. DeHart is Associate Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School. His first book, Beyond the Necessary God, appeared in 2000.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
1. Genesis of a Concept: Postliberalism and its Opponents.
Preparation: 1945-54.
Exploring New Directions at Yale: 1955-64.
A Tendency Takes Shape: 1965-74.
The "Yale School" before Postliberalism: 1975-84.
The Crystallization and Contentious Reception of Postliberalism: 1985-94.
The Decline of Postliberalism: 1995 to the Present.
The Goal of the Present Work.
2. George Lindbeck: Theology and the Ecclesial People of Witness.
Orthodoxy and Society after Christendom.
Community Definition by Grammatical Rules.
The Truth of the People of Witness.
A New Theology for the Ecclesial "Text".
3. Hans Frei: Theology and the Christological Object of Witness.
Concreteness and Identity in the Christological Object.
Christology and Biblical Hermeneutics.
Negotiating Perspectives on the Christological Object.
The "Generosity" of Orthodoxy as an Issue of Method.
4. Lindbeck: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (I)
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The Conceptual Scaffolding of the Liberal-Postliberal Dualism.
Ecclesiology and the Verbum Externum.
Liberalism as "Experiential-¬Expressivism".
Intratextuality.
Temptations of Opposition.
5. Frei: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (II).
The Mystery of the Christological Object and Types of Theology.
The Typology.
Dogmatics and Apologetics: a Zero-sum Game?.
Systematic versus Ad Hoc (I): The Case of David Tracy.
Systematic versus Ad Hoc (II): Irreducible Mystery and the Lessons of
Correlation.
6. The Trial of the Witnesses: The Yale Thinkers "After" Postliberalism.
Fashioning an Alternative to Postliberalism: The Trial.
Trial as Endurance under Temptation.
Trial as Experiment.
Trial as Submission to Judgment.
The Logic of Proliferation.
Bibliography.
Index

Rezensionen

"The book's maincontribution thus lies less in its analysis of Lindbeck's andFrei's theology than in its suggestive insights as to what aliberal theology after postliberalism might look like". (TheJournal of SJT, Volume 64/1, 2011)

"The Trialof the Witnesses is a truly exciting book thatpoints to new ways of conceiving of and doing theology, both in itsdisruption of the terms of the postliberal debate and in it"modeling of a "thicker" form of textual analysis." (TheJournal of Religion,2009)

"DeHart's The Trial of the Witnesses is both the most profoundanalysis to date of the so-called 'Yale School,' and a brilliantattempt to rehabilitate the distinctive theological approach ofHans Frei. But, more than that, it is also a highly suggestive andilluminating constructive proposal in its own right."
Faith and Theology

" DeHart sees postliberalism as a river whose future is in themany smaller streams of the delta it formed. Others may regard thevery idea of a genuine and contained school of thought at Yale asoverblown or parochial, seeing this school's contributions as partof a much bigger river flowing through 20th-century theology."Choice

"Engaging and insightful exploration ... .Vividpresentation of ... both cultural and scholastic contexts. Thisbook is valuable for scholars and graduate students alike."Religious Studies Review