The Journey of Modern Theology - by Roger E Olson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In this major revision and expansion of the classic <em>20th-Century Theology</em> (1992), coauthored with Stanley J. Grenz, Roger Olson tells the full story of modern theology from Descartes to Caputo, from the Kantian revolution to postmodernism, now recast in terms of how theologians have accommodated or rejected modernity.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Modernity has been an age of revolutions--political, scientific, industrial and philosophical. Consequently, it has also been an age of revolutions in theology, as Christians attempt to make sense of their faith in light of the cultural upheavals around them, what Walter Lippman once called the acids of modernity. Modern theology is the result of this struggle to think responsibly about God within the modern cultural ethos. In this major revision and expansion of the classic <em>20th Century Theology</em> (1992), co-authored with Stanley J. Grenz, Roger Olson widens the scope of the story to include a fuller account of modernity, more material on the nineteenth century and an engagement with postmodernity. More importantly, the entire narrative is now recast in terms of how theologians have accommodated or rejected the Enlightenment and scientific revolutions. With that question in mind, Olson guides us on the epic journey of modern theology, from the liberal reconstruction of theology that originated with Friedrich Schleiermacher to the postliberal and postmodern deconstruction of modern theology that continues today. <em>The Journey of Modern Theology</em> is vintage Olson: eminently readable, panoramic in scope, at once original and balanced, and marked throughout by a passionate concern for the church's faithfulness to the gospel of Jesus Christ. This will no doubt become another standard text in historical theology.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Olson's book is an advised reading for all the students who desire a complete introduction to modern theology. Professors of theology and history of Christianity, as well as pastors and lay church leaders will appreciate this book as a good resource to facilitate the understanding of the recent changes in Christianity and theology in relation to modern and postmodern cultural context.</p>--Roy E. Graf Maiorov, Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary, 16.2 (2013)<br><br><p>Olson's style is lucid, careful, and immensely readable. Whether as a story of theological history, a survey, or reference work, this book should serve far more than the intended audience as a heuristic tool for understanding and appropriating the challenges of modernity and our varying responses. For those not included in this work, Olson has set the standard by which to evaluate their theological appropriation of modernity. It is impossible not to learn from this book.</p>--Wolfgang Vondey, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 41, No. 2, June 2015<br>
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