Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide to the development of theology since 1789, giving students a critical understanding of their own â modernâ assumptions, of the origins of the debates and the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern thinkers.
Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide to the development of theology since 1789, giving students a critical understanding of their own â modernâ assumptions, of the origins of the debates and the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern thinkers.
Rachel Muers is Senior Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. Her recent books include Theology on the Menu with David Grumett (Routledge, 2010). Mike Higton is Academic Co-Director of the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme and Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Exeter, UK. His recent books include A Theology of Higher Education (OUP, 2012).
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1. Introduction - What is Modernity? 2. Historical Introduction - Approaching the Revolution Section A: Key Thinkers Section Introduction 3. Immanuel Kant 4. Friedrich Schleiermacher 5. G.W.F. Hegel 6. Søren Kierkegaard 7. Friedrich Nietzsche 8. Charles Hodge and Horace Bushnell 9. Nineteenth-Century Voices Section B: Key Themes Section Introduction 10. Reading the Bible 11. Religion and Science 12. Reclaiming Christian Tradition 13. Confronting Evil 14. Feminism and Theology 15. Liberating Theology 16. Christianity Among the Religions 17. Becoming Postmodern. Glossary. Timeline
