A modern introduction to theology: new questions for old beliefs
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London ; New York
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I.B. Tauris
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiii, 290 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]261[-]283[( and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Philip Kennedy
CONTENTS NOTE
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Theology ancient and modern -- Christianity's current predicament -- The rise of modernity -- The Enlightenment -- Secularity and suspicion -- Can the Bible be trusted? Modern biblical studies -- The identity of Jesus -- Hermeneutics: are Christian teachings unambiguous? -- Life in the gutter: half-lives and have-nots -- No girls allowed: Christianity and feminist theology -- God, quarks and quasars: modern science and Christian thought -- Modern encounters between major religions -- Conclusion: Theology's paramount task