Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation

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Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation

Name: Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation
ISBN: 9781405135092

Gavin D'Costa

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This study shows how theology lost its pivotal role, along with philosophy, within the history of the western university. Reflecting on his own extensive academic experience, Gavin DвЂ™Costa sketches out a fascinating project, whereby theology may once more become ''queen of the sciences.'' However, this requires rethinking the role of education and challenging modernist and postmodern visions of the university. He imagines what a Christian university might deliver: a challenge to the practice of various academic disciplines, giving detailed examples regarding religious studies and physics; as well as fostering the possibility of a genuinely intellectual Christian culture.

The book feeds into debates about the religious identity of denominationally founded universities, taking as a test case Roman Catholic universities within the United States, and the role of freedom, funding, research, and progress within such universities. It also forms part of a wider attempt to propose a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve the Church, and engage the university, and the wider secular and inter-religious culture in which we live. This book will be of interest to those concerned with the future of the university as well as to students and teachers of theology and religion.

Категорії:

Religion & Spirituality

Рік:

2006

Видавництво:

Wiley-Blackwell

Мова:

english

Сторінки:

262

ISBN 10:

1405135093