156 Pages
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Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book establishes the necessary integration of theological knowledge with theological ethics. It does this as a response to the postmodern critique of Christianity, as exemplified in Rorty and Lyotard. They argue that any claim to know God is necessarily tyrannical. Contemporary responses to such postmodern thinking often fail to address adequately the ethical critique that is made. This book... Read more
Foreword, Alan J. TorranceProfessor; Introduction, Justin Thacker; Chapter 1 Rorty, Lyotard and the Ethics of Postmodernism, Justin Thacker; Chapter 2 Perichoretic Part icipation, Justin Thacker; Chapter 3 Revelation and Faith, Justin Thacker; Chapter 4 Theological Knowing, Justin Thacker; Chapter 5 The Ethics of Theological Knowledge, Justin Thacker; Chapter 6 Rorty and Lyotard Revisited, Justin Thacker;
Biography
Justin Thacker trained and practised as a medical doctor before studying philosophy and theology. His doctoral thesis, obtained at King's College London, was an inter-disciplinary study exploring a theological response to some contemporary developments in postmodern philosophy. He has been an ordained elder and chaplain within the United Reformed Church. He has published works in a range of church and academic journals including Faith and Philosophy and the International Journal of Systematic Theology.
