Gavin D'Costa

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Theology in the Public Square (eBook, PDF)

Church, Academy, and Nation

Beschreibung

This imaginative study rethinks the nature of theology and its role in universities.

• The author sketches out a fascinating project using examples from US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes a transformative force within universities.
• Imagines what a Christian university, in which all disciplines have been theologized, would look like.
• Feeds into discussions about the religious identity of denominationally-linked colleges and universities.
• Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve both the Church and the wider community.

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Autor

Gavin D'Costa is Reader in Christian Theology and Head of Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol. He also acts as an advisor to the Church of England, the Catholic Bishop's Conference and the Vatican on issues regarding other religions. His previous publications include Theology and Religious Pluralism (Blackwell, 1986), John Hick's Theology of Religions (1987), The Trinity and the Meeting of Religions (2000), and Sexing the Trinity (2000).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470775462
• Artikelnr.: 38215735

Rezensionen

"D'Costa sets out his argument with clarity and skill ... Animportant book, relevant not only for discussions about the futureof theology in the academy but of religion in public life."(Theology)

"This is an important book and I hope augurs more interactionbetween out different Christian educational traditions." (TheGospel and Our Culture)

"A well argued book ... D'Costa has an invaluable argumenton the key place of theology within the life of a faith.(Anvil)

"A stimulating read ... Contains absorbing views on a widerange of current issues such as identity, secularization, ethicsand politics ... A timely and relevant challenge for thoseinvolved with Church or university theology in today's religiouslyvolatile

world." (International Journal of PublicTheology)"A powerful and serious theological argument - essential readingfor anyone who wants to think seriously about the future ofuniversities in the west, and most especially, in these troubledtimes, about the relevance of the practice and study of religion towhat the west may become."
--Paul J. Griffiths, University of Illinois

"In this timely work, Gavin D'Costa has caught thepost-liberal/post-conservative wave sweeping over English-languagetheology. Picking up on Alisdair MacIntyre's suggestion that apluralism of rival universities would foster real difference betterthan pluralistic universities, he argues for a strong-case Catholicuniversity. Such a university would require both ecclesial theologyand theological religious studies. In this book, D'Costa performsboth. His treatment of theology, its relation to prayer andexegesis, and its place in the university will energize readers whoare tired of the same old theological thing."
--William L. Portier, University of Dayton