The Trial of the Witnesses: The Rise and Decline of Postliberal Theology (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)

The much-discussed notion of Postliberal theology developed from the writings of two theologians at Yale University, Hans Frei and George Lindbeck. An analysis and critique of the much-discussed idea of postliberal theology Provides an overview of postliberalism and the controversies which resulted Compares the writings of theologians Hans Frei and George Lindbeck, from which postliberal theology developed, and uncovers important differences in their thought Reconceptualizes these thinkers' contributions to contemporary theological discussion Published in the prestigious Challenges in Contemporary Theology series. In The Trial Of The Witnesses, Paul J. Dehart Provides A Thorough Analysis And Critique Of Postliberal Theology, Beginning With An Examination Of The Intellectual Context Of Frei And Lindbeck's Thought And The Controversies To Which Their Work Has Given Rise. The Book Scrutinizes The Dogmatic Underpinnings Of Frei And Lindbeck's Understandings Of Theology And Investigates The Key Concepts Taken From Their Work Which Have Been Used To Construct The Idea Of Postliberalism.--book Jacket. Genesis Of A Concept : Postliberalism And Its Opponents -- Preparation : 1945-54 -- Exploring New Directions At Yale : 1955-64 -- A Tendency Takes Shape : 1965-74 -- The Yale School Before Postliberalism : 1975-84 -- The Crystallization And Contentious Reception Of Postliberalism : 1985-94 -- The Decline Of Postliberalism : 1995 To The Present -- The Goal Of The Present Work -- George Lindbeck : Theology And The Ecclesial People Of Witness -- Orthodoxy And Society After Christendom -- Community Definition By Grammatical Rules -- The Truth Of The People Of Witness -- A New Theology For The Ecclesial Text -- Hans Frei : Theology And The Christological Object Of Witness -- Concreteness And Identity In The Christological Object -- Christology And Biblical Hermeneutics -- Negotiating Perspectives On The Christological Object -- The Generosity Of Orthodoxy As An Issue Of Method -- Lindbeck : Elusive Oppositions And The Construction Of Postliberalism (i) -- The Conceptual Scaffolding Of The Liberal-postliberal Dualism -- Ecclesiology And The Verbum Externum -- Liberalism As Experiential-expressivism -- Intratextuality -- Temptations Of Opposition -- Frei : Elusive Oppositions And The Construction Of Postliberalism (ii) -- The Mystery Of The Christological Object And Types Of Theology -- The Typology -- Dogmatics And Apologetics : A Zero-sum Game? -- Systematic Versus Ad Hoc (i) : The Case Of David Tracy -- Systematic Versus Ad Hoc (ii) : Irreducible Mystery And The Lessons Of Correlation -- The Trial Of The Witnesses : The Yale Thinkers After Postliberalism -- Fashioning An Alternative To Postliberalism : The Trial -- Trial As Endurance Under Temptation -- Trial As Experiment -- Trial As Submission To Judgment -- The Logic Of Proliferation. Paul J. Dehart. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [283]-292) And Index. Genesis of a concept : postliberalism and its opponents Preparation, 1945-54 Exploring new directions at Yale, 1955-64 A tendency takes shape, 1965-74 The Yale school before postliberalism, 1975-84 The crystallization and contentious reception of postliberalism, 1985-94 The decline of postliberalism : 1995 to the present The goal of the present work George Lindbeck : theology and the ecclesial people of witness Orthodoxy and society after Christendom Community definition by grammatical rules The truth of the people of witness A new theology for the ecclesial text Hans Frei : theology and the christological object of witness Concreteness and identity in the christological object Christology and biblical hermeneutics Negotiating perspectives on the christological object The generosity of orthodoxy as an issue of method Lindbeck : elusive oppositions and the construction of postliberalism The conceptual scaffolding of the liberal-postliberal dualism Ecclesiology and the verbum externum Liberalism as experiential-expressivism Intratextuality Temptations of opposition Frei : elusive oppositions and the construction of postliberalism The mystery of the christological object and types of theology The typology Dogmatics and apologetics : a zero-sum game? Systematic versus ad hoc : the case of David Tracy Systematic versus ad hoc : the irreducible mystery and the lessons of correlation The trial of the witnesses : the Yale thinkers after postliberalism Fashioning an alternative to postliberalism : the trial Trial as endurance under temptation Trial as experiment Trial as submission to judgment The logic of proliferation. Trial of the Witnesses,Rise and Decline of Postliberal Theology (2006) 315p 9781405132961 9781405132954 9781405132954 1405132957 9781405132961 1405132965 Trial of the Witnesses,Rise and Decline of Postliberal Theology (2006) 315p 9781405132961,9781405132954,9781405132954 1405132957,9781405132961,1405132965