Theology in the Public Square
Church, Academy, and Nation
Challenges in Contemporary Theology
1. Auflage Dezember 2005
262 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
1 Theology's Babylonian Captivity in the Modern
University.
2 Babylon in the Church: United States and England.
3 Cyrus Returns: Rebuilding the Temple in Babylon.
4 Why Theologians Must Pray for Release from Exile.
5 The Engagement of Virtue: a Theological Religious Studies.
6 The Marriage of the Disciplines: Explorations on the
Frontier.
Epilogue: Theology: the Church at the Heart of the University
Proclaiming the Word.
Bibliography.
Index.
important book, relevant not only for discussions about the future
of theology in the academy but of religion in public life."
(Theology)
"This is an important book and I hope augurs more interaction
between out different Christian educational traditions." (The
Gospel and Our Culture)
"A well argued book ... D'Costa has an invaluable argument
on the key place of theology within the life of a faith.
(Anvil)
"A stimulating read ... Contains absorbing views on a wide
range of current issues such as identity, secularization, ethics
and politics ... A timely and relevant challenge for those
involved with Church or university theology in today's religiously
volatile world." (International Journal of Public
Theology)
"A powerful and serious theological argument - essential reading
for anyone who wants to think seriously about the future of
universities in the west, and most especially, in these troubled
times, about the relevance of the practice and study of religion to
what the west may become."
--Paul J. Griffiths, University of Illinois
"In this timely work, Gavin D'Costa has caught the
post-liberal/post-conservative wave sweeping over English-language
theology. Picking up on Alisdair MacIntyre's suggestion that a
pluralism of rival universities would foster real difference better
than pluralistic universities, he argues for a strong-case Catholic
university. Such a university would require both ecclesial theology
and theological religious studies. In this book, D'Costa performs
both. His treatment of theology, its relation to prayer and
exegesis, and its place in the university will energize readers who
are tired of the same old theological thing."
--William L. Portier, University of Dayton