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Reformed And Always Reforming

The Postconservative Approach to Evnagelical Theology

  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Baker
  • 16 x 21.7 x 1.7 cm

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As Roger Olson notes in his Introduction, this volume has a simple but controversial thesis: "It is possible to be more evangelical by being less conservative." Just as some have made a similar case with regard to social ethics, Olson intends to do the same for theology.

He suggests that postconservative evangelicalism is less a defined movement than a "mood" or "style of doing theology"--characterized chiefly by a certain openness of mind that allows for the reconsideration of received tradition (without allowing that tradition to predetermine doctrinal correctness). Among the theologians who illustrate that approach are John R. Franke, Stanley Grenz, Nancey Murphy, Clark H. Pinnock, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, and Miroslav Volf.

Olson suggests that postconservative evangelicals emphasize the transformative nature of an encounter with God rather than the idea of propositional revelation. In successive chapters, he develops related themes such as the importance of narrative theology, the encounter with postmodernism, and the task of revisioning theology.

Scholars and clergy alike will find here an original study that provides an insightful account of contemporary postconservative evangelical theology, its creative and influential adherents, and their multifaceted approaches to theological reflection.

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  • Author

    Roger E. Olsen

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Baker

  • Published

    October 2007

  • Weight

    361g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    16 x 21.7 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801031694

  • ISBN-10

    0801031699

  • Eden Code

    1120347

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