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Theology is fracturing along tension lines once hidden by the great modern consensus that reigned from Schleiermacher's day till our own. Now, all of it is in dispute: its starting point, its self-awareness, its claim to truth, its method and interaction with other disciplines and institutions in church, academy, and society.<br> <br> Rieger offers an enlightening way to understand the chief strands or options in theology today and a valuable proposal for resituating theology around the crucial issue of inclusion. He sees four competing vectors at work in today's Christian theology: Theology of Identity (liberal theology, represented by Schleiermacher and founded in the self), Theology of Difference (dialectical theology, represented by Barth and founded in the Wholly Other), Theology and the Postmodern (postcritical theology, represented by Lindbeck and founded on the text), and Theology and the Underside (liberation theology, represented by Gutiérrez and others and founded in the interests of the other person).<br> <br> Further, Rieger goes on to propose that each of these is in some way exclusionary and elitist; the mass of humanity and the globe's most pressing problems do

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Author

Rieger, Joerg

Publisher

Augsburg Fortress : Alban [distributor

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780800632540

Category

religious

Subjects

Christian, Religion, Sociology

Rating

4.1 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14