Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams is a complex, creative and versatilethinker. Not only a theologian and church leader, he is also a poet, atranslator, a literary critic, a social theorist and historian. His imaginativevision brings together the streams of modern literature, patristic theology,Russian orthodoxy, German philosophy and Welsh piety. In this lucid and elegantguide, Benjamin Myers explores Williams'' thought from the 1960s to the present.He shows that Williams has developed an immensely resourceful - anddistinctively Christian - response to some of the major social, moral andintellectual challenges of our time.>

About the author

Lecturer in systematic theology at
Charles Sturt University's School of Theology in Sydney. He is author of many essays in theology and literature and writes at the popular blog, Faith and Theology.

Summary

Rowan Williams is a complex, creative and versatile
thinker. Not only a theologian and church leader, he is also a poet, a
translator, a literary critic, a social theorist and historian. His imaginative
vision brings together the streams of modern literature, patristic theology,
Russian orthodoxy, German philosophy and Welsh piety. In this lucid and elegant
guide, Benjamin Myers explores Williams' thought from the 1960s to the present.
He shows that Williams has developed an immensely resourceful - and
distinctively Christian - response to some of the major social, moral and
intellectual challenges of our time.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Myers
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780567562364
• ISBN: 978-0-567-56236-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England