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A reader-friendly, basic introduction that maps the central ideas of the major theologians of the twentieth century, easily accessible to both the theological student and the inquiring lay reader.
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About the Author
Ed. L. Miller is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and a member of the Theology Forum of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Stanley J. Grenz is Pioneer McDonald Professor at Carey Theological College, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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In the arts and literature, the technical meaning of "contemporary" is something that fits between the current and recent, on the one hand, and the modern, on the other. But contemporary also has a more general or popular meaning according to which it designates what has occurred in the last hundred years or so. Adopting this latter meaning gives us a definite place to start. Anyone who knows anything about contemporary theology knows that a decisive break with the old and an inauguration of a whole new scene began to take place about 1920. And this break---with its onoging proliferations, reactions, detours, and dead ends---is what we mean by "contemporary theology."
But with respect to those many proliferations, detours, and so on---only someone very foolish would think to have captured all that in the space of a short book. The task of boiling down and straining out the most crucial people and ideas is bound to be a frustration for the authors. It gives us a new appreciation of the words of 2 Macc. 2:26: "For us who have undertaken the toil of abbreviating, it is no light matter but calls for sweat and loss of sleep" (NRSV). It will also be frustrating for some readers whose favorite theologian does not receive the expected attention or whose pet idea is not represented at all. But the allotted space is all that we have. We made the best choices we could.
Most of the major theological movements of the last hundred years of so have each been primarily associated with one thinker. This is reflected in our chapter subtitles, which draw our attention to the thinker or thinkers who might be regarded as the primary figures of the movement or idea or as the one who, for whatever reason, has come to be most obviously associated with it. On the other hand, most of the perspectives certainly involve other contributors, either as further exponents or antagonists. Therefore most of the chapters allow the discussion to extend beyond the contribution of the theologian named in the chapter title.
For the title of the book we have settled on Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies, rather than the somewhat more usual "contemporary theology." If the plural suggests that the contemporary theological scene has moved in many and quite varied directions, that would be fine with us. . . . ---from the Preface
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Editor
By Steve Jackson
On the back of Gary Dorrien's 1998 work THE REMAKING OF EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY, there is a supportive blurb from Stanley Grenz, who laments the fact that most works on "contemporary theology" ignore the contributions of evangelicals. Funny thing: in Grenz's book entitled CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGIES (also published in 1998), Grenz and co-author Ed Miller ignore . . . . evangelical theologians.
Maybe Grenz and Miller thought they were covering evangelicalism with a discussion of Barth, but the interpretive issues surrounding Barth make this problematic. As far as acknowledged evangelicals go, there is a mention of Carl Henry in a footnote, a comparison between Tillich and Billy Graham (probably a first), and a couple of references to C.S. Lewis. That's about it.
In spite of this apparent editorial oversight, this book is quite enjoyable. Grenz and Miller take various schools of contemporary theology and pick one or two theologians as exemplars. Existentialism is discussed in terms of Bultmann, neo-orthodoxy by Barth, feminism with Rosemary Ruether, etc. This is probably the best way to understand any given movement.
A final problem with this book is that it doesn't contain a list of recommended readings. As an example, Barth's output was massive and a student would benefit from some suggestions.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
at play in the fields of God
By NotATameLion
As one who has yet to take any formal training in more academic theology, and having read only a few of the works by the authors discussed in this volume, I come to the subject matter as a novice. And, it is as a novice that I review this work...
There is much to praise in Miller and Grenz' "Introduction to Contemporary Theologies." It is pretty "bottom shelf"--not much intimidating jargon or assuming too much of the audience. The work is written in a very engaging and accessible manner. The footnotes are of some use while not being imposing.
The book also has several weaknesses. It's very brevity forces a great deal of selectivity in what gets discussed. It takes a look at an eclectic assortment of authors. Some are cut and dried theologians...folks like Barth, Bultmann and Pannenberg; others are more popular theologians who wrote for broader audiences...Bonhoeffer being the prime example; others could be described as theologians but also might be considered philosophers or social advocates...Ruether, Gutierrez, and Hick for example.
The authors strive for objectivity by presenting the background and argument of each author and then weaknesses others have found in each author's work. Yet sometimes, it seems that the authors spend more time picking apart the work of certain authors than that of others. The two authors who suffer worst at the their hands are Moltmann and Hick. The discussion of Hick actually degenerates into a debate about tolerance and intolerance.
All other flaws aside, this introduction is seriously in need of some basic bibliographies of the authors discussed. As it stands, if a reader becomes interested in a particular author, then it is left up them as to where to start reading...no help is given.
Each section could also be greatly improved with a discussion of the influence of each author. One who is uninformed in these matters is left with questions. For instance: how did Ruether influence feminism, what is happening with Liberation theology today, and what is the impact of process theology?
All in all, I guess I recommend this book because it has the ability to the reader interested in the theologians discussed. It is by no means comprehensive; it has its definite slants...still, I enjoyed it in spite of itself.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Good
By A Customer
I enjoyed this book. It provides an excellent run-down of the most influental theologies of the 20th Century. However, there is virtually no mention of conservative theologians.
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