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In face of mystery : a constructive theology
- Title
- In face of mystery : a constructive theology / Gordon D. Kaufman.
- Author
- Kaufman, Gordon D.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BT65 .K24 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 509 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-495) and indexes.
- Contents
- pt. I. Introduction : theology as construction. The question of God ; Theology : one-dimensional, two-dimensional, or holistic? ; Theology as a human imaginative task ; Theological construction and faith ; Mystery, theology, and conversation ; The Christian world-picture (I) : the monotheistic categorial scheme ; The Christian world-picture (II) : the category of Christ -- pt. II. Constructing a concept of the human. Historicity and biology ; Humanity in the world ; Toward a normative concept of the human ; Agency and self-reflexiveness as sociohistorically constituted ; Subjectivity, experience, and freedom ; The interpenetration of action with reflection ; An ecological ethic ; The corruption of historicity : freedom and evil ; Historicity and religion -- pt. III. Constructing a concept of the context of human existence : the world. Small steps of faith ; Cosmic visions and human meaning ; Serendipitous creativity ; Directional movements in a serendipitous universe -- pt. IV. Constructing a concept of an ultimate point of reference : God. Functions of the symbol "God" ; Reconstructing the concept of God ; Faith in God (I) ; Sin and evil ; A wider Christology ; Christ as paradigm for God and for humanity ; A Trinitarian God -- pt. V. Faith and life in today's world. Theocentric faith and the churches ; Faith in God (II) : Christian theocentrism.
- ISBN
- 0674445759
- 9780674445758
- 9789200905902
- 9200905900
- 9200905906 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 92009059
- OCLC
- ocm25509120
- 25509120
- SCSB-1979436
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library