Theology and Society in Three Cities

Berlin, Oxford and Chicago, 1800-1914
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-227-67989-0
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 238 g

Reihe: James Clarke and Co Ltd

An exercise in the history of theology, showing how social, political and cultural change in the 19th century influenced three major theological centres.

Oxford, Berlin 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 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.

New ground has been broken in this inter-disciplinary study of the social, political and ecclesiastical contexts of Western theology. This book 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chapman, Mark D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction: On Compromise
2. Theology and Society in post-Napoleonic Berlin
3. Reaction and Theology in Berlin and Oxford
4. National Education and the Rise of Oxford Theology
5. Sociology and Theology in Chicago
6. Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index