Experience, Culture and Religion in Systematic Theology

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-227-17948-2
Verlag: James Clarke & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

A dramatic new approach to systematics, placing Christian theology firmly in the context of humans' experiential understanding of life.

Most systematicians take as their starting point the nature of God, and scripture as the means by which God's nature is revealed, but what would a systematic theology look like that began with an experiential knowledge of God? Here, Edmond Chua offers a method for just such an approach. Beginning with realms of human experience including psychology, cultural diversity and religious plurality, he builds the framework of a systematic theology that is inclusive and pluriform, while retaining the core tenets of a Christian doctrine of God.

Notwithstanding his novel methodology, Chua's argument remains biblically rooted and appreciative of the Christian tradition. In the latter half of the book he returns to the classical doctrines of the Trinity, Christology, evil, sin and salvation, allowing his inclusive view of the human religious experience to shed new light on the wisdom bequeathed by Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Barth, and others. The result is a bold Christian vision that is culturally engaged and globally applicable, of interest to systematic theologians while contributing to interreligious dialogue.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chua, Edmond Zi-Kang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Douglas Pratt
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Experience, Culture and Religion in Systematic Theology
1. Foundations I: Experience, Culture and World Religions
2. Method: Towards a Christian Global Systematic Theology
3. Case Study: A Classical Theology of God and Its Philosophical Debt
4. Foundations II: Faith, Scripture, Tradition and Reason
5. Doctrines: The Trinity
6. Doctrines: Christology
7. Doctrines: Theodicy
8. Doctrines: Sin and Salvation
Selected Bibliography
Subject Index
Scripture Index