Theology and Society in Three Cities Mark Jr. Chapman

Berlin, Oxford and Chicago were extraordinarily dynamic centres of theology during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. However, significant differences in the political climate and culture of each location bred strikingly divergent theological approaches in the universities of each city. Mark D. Chapman offers a highly original exploration of the subjection of their theologies to the changes and developments of educational policy and national and international politics, shedding light upon the constraints that such external factors have imposed upon the evolution of the discipline. Chapman highlights the efforts of theologians and churchmen to relate the true core of Christianity, a lived religion free of shibboleths, to their rapidly changing world. The opinions of conservative and liberal theologians are skilfully balanced to reveal the problems of critical history, of political authority, of increasing global awareness and of the need for social amelioration, which profoundly shaped the ways in which theology was conceived during the period. Mark D. Chapman is Vice Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and Reader in Modern Theology in the University of Oxford. He has written widely on the history and theology of Anglicanism as well as in Church History and Political Theology. He is also assistant priest in three rural Church of England parishes and a member of the General Synod of the Church of England. "New ground has been broken in this inter-disciplinary study of the social, political and ecclesiastical contexts of Western theology. "Theology and Society in Three Cities" will be invaluable to any reader interested in the use of theology as part of the wider quest for social integration and meaning in an increasingly fragmented society. There are many competent histories of modern theology, but few that take historical context seriously. Chapman gives us not a series of talking heads, but portraits of three cities, and shows us how theologians wrestle with and are shaped by their academic, political and social locations. A great project, and Chapman is a witty and engaging writer to boot. Theodore Vial, Associate Professor of Theology, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado. "This is a first-rate book by one of our leading historians of theology. Chapman"s ability to interweave narrative and analysis and his focus on three national contexts makes this book essential reading for students of modern theology as well as for intellectual and cultural historians." Thomas Albert Howard, Director, Center for Faith and Inquiry, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Theology and Society in Three Cities (Mark Jr. Chapman)