Postliberal Theology and the Church Catholic

by Wright, John W.; Lindbeck, George A. (CON); Burrell, David B. (CON); Hauerwas, Stanley (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780801039829
• ISBN10: 0801039827
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

How does postliberalism relate to Roman Catholic theology? More specifically, how reliant is postliberalism on what happened at Vatican II? This volume centers on conversations with three of the most important North American theologians in the last half of the twentieth century--George Lindbeck, David Burrell, and Stanley Hauerwas--to examine the Roman Catholic roots of postliberal theology. After two opening chapters by John Wright, the book includes three chapters based on interviews with each theologian, followed by a dialogue between them and a conclusion by Wright. This work not only offers insight into the contingent histories of three seminal theologians but also places postliberal theology within the broader stream of the Great Tradition of the church.

Author Biography

George Lindbeck (PhD, Yale University), formerly Pitkin Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology at Yale University. David Burrell, CSC (PhD, Yale University), Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC Professor in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame and professor of ethics and development at Uganda Martyrs University. Stanley Hauerwas (PhD, Yale University), Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. John Wright (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of theology and Christian Scriptures at Point Loma Nazarene University. He is also senior pastor of The Church of the Nazarene in San Diego and author of Telling God's Story: Narrative Preaching for Christian Formation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Back to the Future	p. 1
The Silent Shifting of Tectonic Plates	p. 11
"I Pray That They Might Be One as We Are One": An Interview with George Lindbeck	p. 55
"In the Beginning, God Created the Heavens and the Earth": An Interview with David Burrell	p. 77
"Blessed Are the Peacemakers, for They Shall See God": An Interview with Stanley Hauerwas	p. 97
Israel, Judgment, and the Future of the Church Catholic: A Dialogue among Friends	p. 113
Conclusion: The Appeal of the Witnesses	p. 133
Index	p. 157
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