Transformative Imagination

George Newlands is Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow, UK

• Contents: Preface. Part I Thinking Intercultural Theology: The quest for intercultural theology; Discernment: beyond liberal and confessional theologies; The intercultural turn: shaping the envelope; Reappraising hermeneutics: theology without frontiers; The secular and the religious: Culture and politics. Part II Focusing Intercultural Theology: God, Christology and Human Rights: Humane Praxis and the distinctively Christian; Human rights, theological partnership. Part III Integrating Intercultural Theology: Embodying Interdisciplinarity: Theology, culture and the humanities; Intercultural theology and the sciences; Theology in metamodern culture; The mystery of God. Bibliography; Index.

'Newlands draws upon a very wide range of material in the social and physical sciences, philosophy and literature, as well as the Christian tradition in which he is rooted. All this is done with a sure touch. As a result, one main use of the book will probably be as an introduction for students to this extensive range of modern thought and discovery. This is both a constructive contribution to ongoing discussion and a very useful introduction to aspects of secular thought of which theologians should take account.' Professor John Hick, Birmingham, UK 'Newlands with sparkling wit and sharp judgement offers a masteful survey of the debates over theology and culture.  This book is a much-needed advocacy for an ’engaged’ theology: one that firmly locates the task of theology within a church firmly in the world.  An absolute must for all interested in applied theology.' Professor Ian Markham, Dean of Hartford Seminary, USA '... the author brings to bear a very considerable range of reading, and one of the evident ways in which it can serve the reader is by providing a survey of numerous interlocking debates across theological and other literature over the last several decades. The arguments are neatly summarised and the accumulative effect is one of a substantial library in miniature... The reader of this book will inhabit a wide range of texts, sharing in the author's extensive knowledge and civilized intuitions, and will emerge greatly enriched by the experience.' The Expository Times