Theological Method

ISBN: 0567256863
ISBN: 9780567256867
Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 pages) remote
Publisher: New York : Continuum, 2012.

Summary: Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed is a book that introduces the reader to the practice of doing theology. It provides a historical survey of key figures and concepts that bear on an understanding of difficult methodological issues in Christian theology. Beginning with a description of philosophical themes that affect the way theology is done today, it summarizes the various theological methods deployed by theologians and churches over two millennia of Christian thought. The book uncovers patterns in the theological task of relating biblical texts with beliefs and doctrines, accordi.