The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age by George A. Lindbeck

The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age George A. Lindbeck ebook
Page: 170
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780664233358

Mar 6, 2006 - In The Nature of Doctrine, Lindbeck introduces a "postliberal" theology, which views religion from a cultural-linguistic perspective. They believed that if human beings were freed from superstition, their irrational religious and cultural heritage, and from material poverty, they could express their true good nature, seeking cooperation and mutual assistance. Its consequences are The enlightenment is the close of the Dark Age and the dawn of a new world. Mar 6, 2006 - It is past time that the UMC review issues of doctrine and our clergy all our clergy. The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age. Apr 28, 2011 - The enlightenment period marked by revolutionary changes in theology as well as in religious attitudes and moral standards. Feb 16, 2006 - I am not doing any apologetic work in this post - you'll have to read Machen to get all the nuances of what he meant in defining Christianity as a doctrinal religion, but suffice it to say for now that most of the objections that I am sure are in people's minds right now . The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Post-liberal Age. (Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1984) 74. If emerging church leaders are identifying themselves as 'postliberal', then we might assume that they have in mind theologians like George Lindbeck, Hans Frei, George Hunsinger and William Placher. Jan 22, 2007 - Introduction: In the extended entry below, I discuss the somewhat interesting and bizarre reception of George Linbeck's The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age.