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020			_a9781540960801
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100			_aJohn Webster _eAuthor
245		4	_aThe culture of theology /
260			_aMichigan : _bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, _c2019.
300			_a viii, 164 pages ; 23 cm
300			_a1575 pages;
520			_aThis outstanding work offers a short account of the nature of Christian theology. In a series of six lectures, John Webster explores the privilege of thinking and speaking of God in light of "the staggering good news of Jesus Christ." How might faith approach that task? Webster proposes that we do theology well when we recognize the gospel as the most important reality. He considers the significance of church, Bible, and tradition as foundational to the unique "cultural world" the gospel brings into being, and he explores the challenges as well as the joys of inhabiting that sphere. Theology has particular responsibilities: in its academic conversations, in its self-criticism, and in its spiritual and moral life; at the heart of its calling lies prayer. Webster's exposition, here available in book form for the first time, is accompanied by an introduction by his close colleague, Ivor J. Davidson, who was involved in the original lecture series and discussed the material extensively with him. --From publisher's description
650			_a Theology
650			_aculture
700			_aIvor J. Davidson _eEditor
700			_aAlden C. McCray _eEditor
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