David Ford

Theology

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

In this Very Short Introduction, David Ford provides a balanced survey, for both believers and non-believers, to the central questions of contemporary theology. In this new edition, Ford includes updates to a number of areas, including theology between faiths, theological responses to science, and the effect of globalization and technology.

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Produktdetails

• A Very Short Introduction .
• Verlag: Oxford University Press; Oup Oxford
• 2. Aufl. 2013.
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 160g
• ISBN-13: 9780199679973
• ISBN-10: 0199679975
• Artikelnr.: 38554454

Autorenporträt

David F. Ford is Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme. He is the author of many books, including most recently The Future of Christian Theology (OUP, 2011), Christian Wisdom: Desiring God and Learning in Love (CUP, 2007), and Shaping Theology: Engagements in a Religious and Secular World (OUP, 2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part 1: Describing the field
1: Introduction: Theology and the religions in transformation
2: Theology and religious studies: how is the field shaped?
Part 2: Theological explorations
3: Thinking of God
4: Living before God: worship, ethics, and politics
5: Facing evil
6: Jesus Christ
7: Salvation - scope, intensity, and dialogues
Part 3: Skills, disciplines, and methods
8: Through the past to the present: history and texts
9: Experience, reason, and wisdom
Part 4: Prospects
10: Theology for the third millennium
References
Further reading