ABSTRACT
This Companion provides an unrivalled view of the field of modern Christian thought, from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century and beyond. Written by an outstanding team of theologians and philosophers of religion, it covers the following topics within Christian thought:
- Key figures and influencers
- Central events and movements
- Major theological issues and key approaches to Christian Theology
- Recent topics and trends in Christian thought
Each entry is clear and accessible, making the book the ideal resource for students of Christian thought and history and philosophy of religion, and a valuable reference for professional theologians and philosophers.
Introduction. Part 1: Key Figures. 1. Immanuel Kant (PAMELA SUE ANDERSON) 2. Friedrich Schleiermacher (ANDREW C. DOLE) 3. G. W. F. Hegel (CYRIL O’REGAN) 4. Charles Hodge (PAUL HELSETH) 5. Ludwig Feuerbach (DOUGLAS MOGGACH AND WIDUKIND DE RIDDER) 6. Charles Darwin (MICHAEL RUSE) 7. Søren Kierkegaard (C. STEPHEN EVANS AND ZACH MANIS) 8. Abraham Kuyper (JOHN BOLT) 9. William James (MICHAEL R. SLATER) 10. Friedrich Nietzsche (BRUCE ELLIS BENSON) 11. Adolf von Harnack (GEORGE NEWLANDS) 12. Rudolf Bultmann (DAVID FERGUSSON) 13. Paul Tillich (RUSSELL RE MANNING) 14. Karl Barth (KEVIN HECTOR) 15. Charles Hartshorne (DANIEL DOMBROWSKI) 16. Henri de Lubac (SUSAN K. WOOD) 17. Karl Rahner (MARK F. FISCHER) 18. Hans Urs von Balthasar (EDWARD T. OAKES) 19. Simone Weil (ANN LOADES) 20. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (JOHN W. DE GRUCHY) 21. Jürgen Moltmann (THOMAS R. THOMPSON) 22. Rosemary Radford Ruether (KRISTA E. HUGHES) Part 2: Major Events and Movements 23. Enlightenment (GARRETT GREEN) 24. Scientific Revolution (JOSHUA MORITZ) 25. Pietism (CRAIG ATWOOD) 26. Existentialism (KYLE ROBERTS AND SILAS MORGAN) 27. Fundamentalism (HARRIET HARRIS) 28. Liberalism (J. B. STUMP) 29. Deism (ALAN CHARLES KORS) 30. Romanticism (DANIEL N. ROBINSON) 31. Phenomenology (DERMOT MORAN) 32. Vatican II (FRANCIS SCHÜSSLER FIORENZA) Part 3: Theological Loci 33. Prolegomena (CHARLES TALIAFERRO) 34. Bible (WILLIAM ABRAHAM) 35. Doctrine of God (BRIAN HEBBLETHWAITE) 36. Christology (GERALD O’COLLINS) 37. Theological Anthropology (D. LYLE DABNEY) 38. Eschatology (JERRY WALLS AND PHILIP TALLON) 39. Ecclesiology (SCOT MCKNIGHT) 40. Missiology (DARRELL GUDER) 41. Pneumatology (PETER ZIMMERLING) 42. Soteriology (PAUL MOSER) 43. Trinity (THOMAS MCCALL) 44. Apologetics (JOHN STACKHOUSE, JR.) Part 4: Theological Approaches (45. Anglican Theology) MARK D. CHAPMAN 46. Roman Catholic Theology (LAWRENCE CUNNINGHAM) 47. Eastern Orthodox Theology (ARISTOTLE PAPANIKOLAOU) 48. Evangelical Theology (ROGER OLSON) 49. Liberation Theology (ANDREW BRADSTOCK) 50. Process Theology (JOHN B. COBB, JR.) 51. Feminist Theology (ROSEMARY RADFORD RUETHER) 52. Black Theology (ANTHONY REDDIE) 53. African Theology (EDWARD PHILLIP ANTONIO) 54. Asian Theology (SEBASTIAN C. H. KIM) 55. Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology (AMOS YONG) 56. Radical Orthodoxy (D. STEPHEN LONG) Part 5: Recent Currents 57. Theology of Religions (GAVIN D’COSTA) 58. Theology and Ethics (LINDA ZAGZEBSKI) 59. Theology and Science (JOHN POLKINGHORNE) 60. Panentheism (PHILIP CLAYTON) 61. Christian Naturalism (JEROME STONE) 62. Systematic Theology (KEVIN J. VANHOOZER) 63. Biblical Theology (T. DESMOND ALEXANDER) 64. Christian Philosophical Theology (STEPHEN T. DAVIS) 65. Theology and Postmodernity (JOHN R. FRANKE) 66. Environmental Theology (JAY MCDANIEL) 67. Ecumenical Theology (MARTIN MARTY) 68. Theology and Race (WILLIE JAMES JENNINGS) 69. Theology and Culture (ROBERT K. JOHNSTON) 70. Christianity in the Majority World (HARVEY G. COX, JR.) 71. Neurotheology (WESLEY WILDMAN AND IAN COOLEY) 72. Astrotheology (TED PETERS)
