A modern introduction to theology

Kennedy, Philip.

A modern introduction to theology new questions for old beliefs / [electronic resource] : Philip Kennedy. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2006. - xiii, 290 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-[283]) and index.

Theology ancient and modern -- Christianity's current predicament -- The rise of modernity -- The Enlightenment -- Secularity and suspicion -- Can the Bible be trusted? Modern biblical studies -- The identity of Jesus -- Hermeneutics: are Christian teachings unambiguous? -- Life in the gutter: half-lives and have-nots -- No girls allowed: Christianity and feminist theology -- God, quarks and quasars: modern science and Christian thought -- Modern encounters between major religions -- Conclusion: Theology's paramount task.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Theology--History.
Philosophical theology.
Intellectual life--History.
Religious thought--History.


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