Modern Theologians Reader

David F. Ford is Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of numerous books, including The Future of Christian Theology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), Christian Wisdom: Desiring God and Learning in Love (2007), Shaping Theology: Engagements in a Religious and Secular World (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology since 1918, 3rd edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), and Theology: A Very Short Introduction (2000). He also directs the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme and is a member of the editorial board of Modern Theology, Scottish Journal of Theology, and other major journals. Mike Higton is Academic Co-Director of the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme at the University of Cambridge, and Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Exeter. His recent books include Christian Doctrine (2008), Difficult Gospel: The Theology of Rowan Williams (2004), and Christ, Providence and History: Hans W. Frei's Public Theology (2004).Simeon Zahl is Junior Research Fellow in Theology at St John's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Pneumatology and Theology of the Cross in the Preaching of Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (2010), and is currently at work on a book on the affections in Lutheran theology.

• Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1Part I: Classics of the Twentieth Century 5Chapter 1: Karl Barth 7Chapter 2: Dietrich Bonhoeffer 19Chapter 3: Paul Tillich 30Chapter 4: Henri de Lubac 41Chapter 5: Karl Rahner 54Chapter 6: Hans Urs von Balthasar 64Part II: Theological Responses to Modernity in Europe and the USA 73Section A: Germany 75Chapter 7: Wolfhart Pannenberg 75Chapter 8: Jürgen Moltmann 86Section B: Britain 96Chapter 9: T.F. Torrance 96Chapter 10: Anglican Theology 104Section C: USA 115Chapter 11: The Niebuhrs 115Section D: The Contemporary Scene: Reappropriating Traditions 124Chapter 12: Revisionists and Liberals 124Chapter 13: Postliberal Theology 135Chapter 14: Systematic Theology after Barth 144Chapter 15: Roman Catholic Theology after Vatican II 157Section E: Texts, Truth, and Signification 167Chapter 16: Biblical Interpretation 167Chapter 17: Philosophical Theology 181Chapter 18: Postmodern Theology 192Part III: Theology and the Sciences 205Chapter 19: Theology and the Natural Sciences 207Chapter 20: Theology and the Social Sciences 225Part IV: Theology, Prayer, and Practice 237Chapter 21: Theology and Spirituality 239Chapter 22: Pastoral and Practical Theology 248Part V: Particularizing Theology 259Chapter 23: Feminism, Gender, and Theology 261Chapter 24: Black Theology of Liberation 273Chapter 25: Latin American Liberation Theology 284Chapter 26: African Theology 294Chapter 27: Theologies of South Asia 303Chapter 28: Contextual Theology in East Asia 315Chapter 29: Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation 325Part VI: Global Engagements 335Chapter 30: Ecumenical Theology 337Chapter 31: Eastern Orthodox Theology 348Chapter 32: Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology 357Chapter 33: Evangelical Theology 366Part VII: Theology Between Faiths 377Chapter 34: Theology of Religions 379Chapter 35: Judaism and Christian Theology 390Chapter 36: Islam and Christian Theology 398Chapter 37: Buddhism and Christian Theology 408Part VIII: Theology in Many Media 423Chapter 38: Theology and the Visual Arts, Music, and Film 425Index 442

“In short, although an increasing number of theological readers have been produced in recent years, at this time The Modern Theologians Reader is the clear choice for those who are engaged with this time period. Some will undoubtedly wish that this or that text had been omitted or added; nonetheless, all should be able to agree that Ford and Higton have effectively addressed the needs of most modern Christian theology teachers.”  (Reviews in Religion & Theology, 3 July 2013)“For a course on modern theology, this reader will soon become standard fare.”  (Religious Studies Review, 7 March 2013)“This is a cornucopia of very well judged selections from significant and usually interesting theologians mostly Christian, from the early 20th Century.”  (Regent's Reviews, 1 April 2012)