{"product_id":"the-trial-of-the-witnesses-isbn-9781405132961","title":"The Trial of the Witnesses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReconceptualizes these thinkers’ contributions to contemporary theological discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the prestigious \u003ci\u003eChallenges in Contemporary Theology\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Genesis of a Concept: Postliberalism and its Opponents\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation: 1945–54.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring New Directions at Yale: 1955–64.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tendency Takes Shape: 1965–74.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Yale School” before Postliberalism: 1975–84.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crystallization and Contentious Reception of Postliberalism: 1985–94.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Decline of Postliberalism: 1995 to the Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Goal of the Present Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. George Lindbeck: Theology and the Ecclesial People of Witness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthodoxy and Society after Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Definition by Grammatical Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth of the People of Witness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Theology for the Ecclesial “Text”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Hans Frei: Theology and the Christological Object of Witness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcreteness and Identity in the Christological Object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristology and Biblical Hermeneutics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegotiating Perspectives on the Christological Object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Generosity” of Orthodoxy as an Issue of Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Lindbeck: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (I)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conceptual Scaffolding of the Liberal–Postliberal Dualism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiology and the Verbum Externum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberalism as “Experiential-¬Expressivism”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntratextuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemptations of Opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Frei: Elusive Oppositions and the Construction of Postliberalism (II)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of the Christological Object and Types of Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Typology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDogmatics and Apologetics: a Zero-sum Game?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic versus Ad Hoc (I): The Case of David Tracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic versus Ad Hoc (II): Irreducible Mystery and the Lessons of Correlation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Trial of the Witnesses: The Yale Thinkers “After” Postliberalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFashioning an Alternative to Postliberalism: The Trial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Endurance under Temptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrial as Submission to Judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Logic of Proliferation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book's main contribution thus lies less in its analysis of Lindbeck's and Frei's theology than in its suggestive insights as to what a liberal theology after postliberalism might look like\". (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of SJT\u003c\/i\u003e, Volume 64\/1, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Trial of the Witnesses is a truly exciting book that points to new ways of conceiving of and doing theology, both in its disruption of the terms of the postliberal debate and in it modeling of a 'thicker' form of textual analysis.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e,2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeHart's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of the Witnesses\u003c\/i\u003e is both the most profound analysis to date of the so-called 'Yale School,' and a brilliant attempt to rehabilitate the distinctive theological approach of Hans Frei. But, more than that, it is also a highly suggestive and illuminating constructive proposal in its own right.\" (\u003ci\u003eFaith and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"DeHart sees postliberalism as a river whose future is in the many smaller streams of the delta it formed. Others may regard the very idea of a genuine and contained school of thought at Yale as overblown or parochial, seeing this school's contributions as part of a much bigger river flowing through 20th-century theology.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and insightful exploration.... Vivid presentation of... both cultural and scholastic contexts. This book is valuable for scholars and graduate students alike.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul J. DeHart\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School. His first book, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Necessary God\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2000.  The much discussed notion of postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck. In \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of the Witnesses\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul J. DeHart provides a thorough analysis and critique of postliberal theology, beginning with an examination of the intellectual context of Frei and Lindbeck’s thought and the controversies to which their work has given rise. The book scrutinizes the dogmatic underpinnings of Frei and Lindbeck’s understandings of theology and investigates the key concepts taken from their work which have been used to construct the idea of postliberalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author finds the sharp opposition between “revisionist” and “postliberal” modes of theology conceptually incoherent and misleading. He argues that the contributions of both Frei and Lindbeck are distorted by the prevalent tendency to interpret them through these categories. In conclusion, he outlines an alternative understanding of Christian faith and its cultural transactions, and a different configuration of the task of theology, which together enable him to reconceptualize these thinkers’ contributions to contemporary theological discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990357033189,"sku":"NP9781405132961","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405132961.jpg?v=1761787494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-trial-of-the-witnesses-isbn-9781405132961","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}