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Reading in modern theology: Britain & America

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It is unfortunate that this collection by Robin Gill is not better known. It shows a very good cross-section of theological thought during the 1990s in Britain and North America at a time when much of the theological project in academia seemed to be edging away from 'mainstream' kinds of categories toward empowering lesser heard voices. This book contains essays from across the spectrum of theological discussion. As editor Robin Gill states in the introduction, 'it was tempting to include European, South American, Asian and African theology as well, not to mention recent Jewish and Islamic theology. Yet in the end it was decided that this would make the Reader too diffuse and too disparate.' There are many such collections available that do survey a broader range, but for those who want insight into the principal Western, English-speaking schools of theology, this is a good text.
This collection is divided into three parts. While it does not attempt to touch on every aspect of traditional systematic theology, it is organised according to broad themes that would be familiar to systematic theologians. The first part is entitled 'God and Creation'. It is divided into three subsections. The first ..

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230.09 GIL r

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230.09 GIL r

Publisher

Nashville : Abingdon Press., 1995

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xi,399p.; 24 cm.

Language

English

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0-687-01461-1

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230.09

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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY - HISTORY

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