{"product_id":"on-christian-theology-isbn-9780631214403","title":"On Christian Theology","description":"This distillation of 20 years of Rowan Williams' pastoral and academic work tackles many of the most searching questions of theology and society at the end of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollects the work of a prominent writer and serving bishop on the history of Christian theology and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together Rowan Williams' theological essays with studies of wider issues from a theological point of view.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to his work by Bishop Williams.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgements. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Defining the Enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unity of Christian Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Judgement of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discipline of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Act of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Being Creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Incarnation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Finality of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord and Spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Grammar of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrinity and Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrinity and Ontology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrinity and Pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Making Signs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween the Cherubim: the Empty Tomb and the Empty Throne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of a Sacrament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacraments of the New Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Living the Mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncarnation and the Renewal of Community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteriority and Epiphany: a Reading in New Testament Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResurrection and Peace: More on New Testament Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Nobody Knows Who I Am Till the Judgement Morning'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"I believe Rowan Williams is one of the most creative and profound theologians writing in the latter half of the twentieth century. There is extraordinary significance to bringing together many of these essays into one book which makes them available to a wider public.\" \u003ci\u003eL. Gregory Jones, Duke University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A sustained and remarkably coherent essay on the daunting task of doing theology today. They again show him to be a theologian of immense erudition and maturity, and, perhaps more importantly, of fine sensitivity to the subterfuges of human frailty.\"\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is certainly a thought-provoking book; and if it gets people thinking honestly and deeply about the problems it discusses, then I am sure its author will be satisfied.\" \u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Few contemporary theologians could offer such an exhilarating, authoritative and properly demanding exploration of what it means to do Christian theology. A companion volume on Christian ethics would be more than welcome.\" \u003ci\u003eNicholas Sagovsky, University of Newcastle.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rowan Williams speaks out of a fund of learning and pastoral experience which has made him arguably the most distinguished theologian in the English-speaking world. In Williams' hands the language of finality and universal significance gains unexpected energy.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Way.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[On Christian Theology] exhibits a distinctive theological posture...having remarkable and deep internal coherence. His terms of engagement do not so much incite challenge and response as provoke fresh and more supple thinking of one's own. And that provocation is accompanied by the intense esthetic satisfaction of being drawn into the intellectual dance of so nimble and inventive a theological sensibility.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid H. Kelsey, Yale Divinity School\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The range of these essays, the importance of the subjects they treat, and, of course, Williams's erudition all mean that these essays will need to be taken seriously. A wide range of readers will owe Williams a debt of gratitude for the scatter of characteristically brilliant insights in these essays.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Heythrop Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"All in all, this is a valuable and stumulating book - one to which the reader will want to return.\" \u003ci\u003eStudies in World Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2003. His previous positions include Archbishop of Wales, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Oxford and Dean of Clare College, Cambridge. He has taught theology for more than fifteen years in five continents, worked as a parish priest, and published widely. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eTeresa of Avila\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eOpen to Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eSergi Bulgakov\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).  In this comprehensive collection of his work, Rowan Williams, one of the most significant theologians of his generation, tackles many of the most searching questions of theology and society at the end of the twentieth century. This is a book that bridges the gap between the academic, the spiritual and the political. It is the culmination of 20 years of teaching theology and of pastoral ministry, and reflects a continuing engagement with the patristic and medieval tradition of theology as well as with issues of contemporary theology and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliams argues that theology moves constantly between the three registers of the celebratory, the communicative and the critical, and is held together by something not captured by any of these modes. He reflects on the fundamental connection between theology and self-awareness and self-critique, and discusses doctrinal issues - creation, incarnation, the Trinity - in this light. He addresses the nature of signs and sacraments and looks at the public and ethical embodiment of this theological vision.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverall, Williams presents a theological perspective acutely aware of the cultural and political crises of our time. He suggests that detachment from doctrinal tradition will not solve our problems and argues instead for an imaginative reworking of the doctrinal tradition, formed in an intense dialogue with modernity and postmodernity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989712617701,"sku":"NP9780631214403","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631214403.jpg?v=1761785210","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/on-christian-theology-isbn-9780631214403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}