Apologia: Contextualization, Globalization, and Mission in Theological Education

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Apologia is about contemporary theological education -- its current state and its future. While many current trends in seminaries and departments of theology bring important new insights to the study of religion, says Max Stackhouse, they also erode -- sometimes unwittingly -- the capacity to speak of God, truth, and justice with warranted confidence. Theology is thereby undermined in all arenas -- not only in academia, but in the life of the church and society.

This book not only exposes the frailties of several current ideologies, but also draws noted scholars from five continents and a seminary faculty into an interdisciplinary discussion of the most significant recent literature on theological education. The results are fresh proposals for the reconstructing of theological education on foundations that are contextually alert, globally concerned, and mission- oriented.

Apologia is a ground-breaking work, a book that begins and ends in dialogue, and points toward the ways in which Christian theology will have to redefine itself if it is to actively shape, and not merely reflect, the context in which we live.

Author: Max L. Stackhouse
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 03/19/1988
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.08h x 4.99w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780802802859

About the Author
Max L. Stackhouse (1935-2016) was Stephen Colwell Professor of Christian Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary and an influential figure in the Society of Christian Ethics for many years. His books include Creeds, Society, and Human Rights: A Study in Three Cultures; Public Theology and Political Economy: Christian Stewardship in Modern Society; and On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life.

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