Re-thinking Christianity

by Keith Ward

Overview

The Christian faith is often charged with being outmoded and anachronistic. A monolithic institution rooted in the past, many critics have claimed that it lacks the resources to adapt to modern society's needs and advances. In "Rethinking Christianity", Keith Ward argues persuasively that this view is not only uncharitable, but refuted by historical evidence. Mapping the evolution of six major beliefs, from the Hellenistic restatement to the challenged of evolutionary theory, Ward demonstrates that Christianity has always been expressed in constantly changing ways in response to new knowledge and understandings of the world. Controversial, liberal, and confronting the principal questions facing Christianity today, Ward uses this basis to support the construction of his own ground-breaking theology: a 'systematic theology' for the post-scientific age.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780744650
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	777 KB

About the Author

Keith Ward is Professor of Divinity, Gresham College, London and Regius Professor of Divinity, Emeritus, of the University of Oxford. He is author of the best-selling /God: A Guide for the Perplexed/, also published by Oneworld.
Keith Ward is a Fellow of the British Academy, and Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, London. He was formerly Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, and is one of Britain's foremost writers on comparative theology and Christian issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Strange Messiah
Chapter Two: Embodied Wisdom
Chapter Three: The Cosmic Christ
Chapter Four: Time and Eternity
Chapter Five: The Triune God
Chapter Six: Purifying Fire
Chatper Seven: By Faith Alone
Chapter Eight: Critical Faith
Chapter Nine: Eternal Life in the Midst of Time
Chapter Ten: Apprehending the Infinite
Chapter Eleven: Christianity in a Global Context
Chapter Twelve: From Liberalism to Liberation
Chapter Thirteen: A Truth That Lies Ahead