Theology for the Future: The Enduring Promise of Wolfhart Pannenberg

by Andrew Hollingsworth (Editor), Friederike Nüssel (Foreword by), Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary and Docent of (Afterword), Page Brooks (Contribution by), William Lane Craig (Contribution by)

Overview

Wolfhart Pannenberg was one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century, and his work has much to offer contemporary theologians. In this book, the contributors analyze and discusses a component of Pannenberg’s theology with an eye to demonstrating its enduring promise for contemporary and future theological construction. Topics discussed include Pannenberg’s theological method, defense of the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection, doctrine of God, doctrine of the Trinity, theory of time, doctrine of creation, doctrine of salvation, and public theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781978709614
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	08/19/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	685 KB

About the Author

Andrew Hollingsworth (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is Online Instructional Design Specialist and adjunct professor of Christian Studies at Brewton-Parker College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. More Than a Promise: Theology on the Basis of Philosophy

Katrin Gülden Le Maire

Chapter 2. Anticipation, Truth, and Tradition: A Reflection on the Reliability and Flexibility of Christian Truth Claims

Theodore James Whapham

Chapter 3. Signs of the Way Forward: From Hermeneutic to Semiotic in Pannenberg’s Theology

Andrew Hollingsworth

Chapter 4. Pannenberg’s Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus

William Lane Craig

Chapter 5. Pannenberg’s Trinitarian Theology

Fred Sanders

Chapter 6. The Futurity of God in Pannenberg’s Theology

Roger E. Olson

Chapter 7. Pannenberg on Time and Eternity: Three Topics in Theology and Science

Robert John Russell

Chapter 8. Redemption as Creation: The Future of Pannenberg’s Future

Ted Peters

Chapter 9. Plurality and Salvation: Possibilities in Pannenberg’s Soteriology for Comparative Theology

Kristin Johnston Largen

Chapter 10. The Coming Kingdom: Pastoral Implications for Pannenberg’s Public Theology

Page Brooks

Editorial Reviews

Hollingsworth is to be congratulated for bringing together such an able variety of contributors to explore different aspects of the rich but complex theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg. Pannenberg is one of the most important theologians who has written over the last thirty years and his work deserves attention especially among English-speaking readers. His emphasis on futurity, resurrection, and theological method, have many theological and pastoral implications, which these essays bring out well. I commend this book warmly.

Anthony C. Thiselton

Wolfhart Pannenberg’s interdisciplinary approach to systematic theology, especially concerning the relation between philosophy and theology, has much to teach practitioners today. The essays in this volume provide not just a helpful overview of the main contours of Pannenberg’s expansive thought, but they probe, appropriate, and, at times, move beyond Pannenberg to show the enduring relevance of his work. Charitably critical and complementarily constructive, these essays fertilize the ground Pannenberg sowed in the hopes

of bearing more theological fruit in the future.

James M. Arcadi

United by a desire to see Pannenberg’s legacy continue, the authors of this volume are not afraid to critically engage this theological giant and to genuinely wrestle with the topics. Time and time again I found myself in agreement that themes of Pannenberg’s work – eschatology, theological method, theology & science, comparative religion, the public nature of theology – are key issues not only of our time, but for any theology of the future. Well worth reading!

Joanna Leidenhag

Wolfhart Pannenberg was one of the most prolific and influential Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, rivaled only by his teacher Karl Barth. The authors of this volume help American readers understand Pannenberg's thought in its historical and social context and demonstrate its lasting significance for the global church today. This erudite collection of essays is a fitting tribute to a towering figure. Highly recommended.

Rhyne R. Putman