Theology and the End of Doctrine.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Source Abbreviations -- 1 Theology and Doctrine -- 2 From Ritschl to Brunner -- 3 From Trinitarian Representation to the Epistemic-Advantage Model -- 4 Language and Reality -- 5 Acknowledging Social Construction and Moving beyond Deconstruction -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.
This book is about the crisis brought about by doctrine's estrangement from reality--that is from actual lives, experiences, histories, and from God. By invoking "the end of doctrine," Christine Helmer opens a new discussion of doctrinal production that is engaged with the challenges and possibilities of modernity. The end of doctrine refers on.