Constructing Constructive Theology - An Introductory Sketch

Constructive theology, over the last one hundred years, has developed a distinct method and set of concerns. Yet what makes constructive theology an important movement hasnt been explicitly formulated, its history analyzed, or its method clearly delineated. Constructing Constructive Theology offers that history as well as programmatic proposals for constructive theology. This book traces the overall historical arc of constructive theology, from proto-movement through the present. As constructive theology is the method of progressive Christian theology today, understanding it is crucial to undertaking the theological task of the present.

About the author

Jason A. Wyman Jr. received his PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He currently teaches theology and religious studies in New York and is a former editor of Union Seminary Quarterly Review.

Summary

This book traces the overall historical arc of constructive theology, from proto-movement through the present. As constructive theology is the method of progressive Christian theology today, understanding it is crucial to undertaking the theological task of the present.

Product details

• Authors: Jason A Wyman, Jason A. Wyman, Jason A. Wyman Jr
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781506418605
• ISBN: 978-1-5064-1860-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Theologie, Christentum, Religiöse Institutionen und Organisationen