Christian Belief in a Postmodern World

Christian Belief in a Postmodern World
Author: Diogenes Allen
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780804206259

This book provides a philosophical argument for the reasonableness of Christian faith in today's world. Diogenes Allen shows how Christian belief is now being supported by scientific and philosophical principles--perhaps for the first time in 300 years.

The Culture of Interpretation

The Culture of Interpretation
Author: Roger Lundin
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802806369

This book offers a broad-ranging account of contemporary American culture, the complex network of symbols, practices, and beliefs at the heart of our society. Lundin explores the historical background of some of our "postmodern" culture's central beliefs and considers their crucial ethical and theological implications.

Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World

Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World
Author: Timothy R. Phillips
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2009-09-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830874729

Evangelicals are beginning to provide analyses of our postmodern society, but little has been done to suggest an effective apologetic strategy for reaching a culture that is pluralistic, consumer-oriented, and infatuated with managerial and therapeutic approaches to life. This, then, is the first book to address that vital task. In these pages some of evangelicalism's most stimulating thinkers consider three possible apologetic responses to postmodernity. William Lane Craig argues that traditional evidentialist apologetics remains viable and preferable. Roger Lundin, Nicola Creegan and James Sire find the postmodern critique of Christianity and Western culture more challenging, but reject central features of it. Philip Kenneson, Brian Walsh and J. Richard Middleton, on the other hand, argue that key aspects of postmodernity can be appropriated to defend orthodox Christianity. An essential feature are trenchent chapters by Ronald Clifton Potter, Dennis Hollinger and Douglas Webster considering issues facing the local church in light of postmodernity. The volumes editors and John Stackhouse also add important introductory essays that orient the reader to postmodernity and various apologetic strategies. All this makes for a book indispensable for theologians, a wide range of students and reflective pastors.

Postmodern Theology

Postmodern Theology
Author: Frederic B. Burnham
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2006-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725217732

The dominant position of science in our culture has ended. In our postmodern world, belief that science will provide the answer to our problems and that progress is inevitable has been shaken, if not toppled. Optimism has been replaced by realism, creating a milieu for the development of intelligent Christian belief. Participating in the Trinity Institute's conference on "The Church in a Postmodern Age, these six prominent scholars explore the breakdown of the basic tenets of the Enlightenment, the sorry state of biblical literacy in our culture, Christian faith in a pluralistic world, the relevance of the Bible today, and the role of the church in our age. Contributors: Robert N. Bellah, Diogenes Allen, George A. Lindbeck, James B. Miller, Sandra M. Schneiders, and Rowan D. Williams.

God and Religion in the Postmodern World

God and Religion in the Postmodern World
Author: David Ray Griffin
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780887069307

Addressed to readers who have found liberal theology empty or who believe that one cannot be religious and fully rational and empirical at the same time.

Above All Earthly Pow'rs

Above All Earthly Pow'rs
Author: David F. Wells
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2006-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0802824552

In this prophetic call to the evangelical church, Wells stresses that Christians need to confess Christ as the center in a society lacking a center, as the sovereign in a world seemingly ruled by chance, and as the one who can give meaning in a nihilistic culture.

Preaching to a Postmodern World

Preaching to a Postmodern World
Author: Graham M. Johnston
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2001-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441201505

While growing churches dot our urban centers and country landscapes, church-goers and students today are actually less likely to maintain a Christian worldview than in the past. In fact, the majority of society does not even believe in objective truth. A minister out of touch with this culture is like an uninformed missionary trying to teach in a foreign country. To communicate God's Word effectively in the twenty-first century, teachers need to know how to connect with and confront an audience of postmodern listeners. In Preaching to a Postmodern World, Johnston shows pastors, seminary students, professors, lay teachers, and church leaders can reach the present age without selling out to it. The book discusses how to: • distinguish between modernism and postmodernism • understand postmodern worldviews • change the style of preaching without compromising the substance • take advantage of new opportunities provided by the cultural shift • show an inattentive society the relevance of God's truth The author's keen insights into contemporary pop and media culture also help equip speakers to address today's listeners with clarity and relevance.

Humble Confidence

Humble Confidence
Author: Benno van den Toren
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2022-12-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830852956

Benno van den Toren and Kang-San Tan provide a global, intercultural model of apologetics as crosscultural dialogue and accountable witness. Filled with Scriptural examples and real-world experiences, this is a conversational, patient, holistic, and embodied guide to creating true dialogue in our multicultural, multifaith world.

An Introduction to Catholic Theology

An Introduction to Catholic Theology
Author: Richard Lennan
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809138081

"What is Catholic theology? In order to reach an answer, the authors use various definitions of theology to identify the principal elements of the discipline, elements that include the human person, faith, the scriptures, philosophy, morality and everyday human experience. The authors also provide examples from the history of theology to highlight the dynamic nature of Catholic theology and its evolution in a variety of cultural and historical settings."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved