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Fidelity with Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century
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Fidelity with Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century Tapa dura - 1998

de Wesley J. Wildman


Información de la editorial

The task of interpreting the religious significance of Jesus Christ takes shape in this book with the tension determined by two goals: fidelity to the classical Christological tradition, which draws our attention to Jesus in the first place, and plausibility with respect to all forms of contemporary knowledge. To ignore the classical tradition is to assume uncritically that contemporary plausibility structures are beyond question, while to forsake plausibility is to embrace the irrationalism of the theological ghetto-dweller. This book argues that maintaining this tension in our time can be achieved only with a modest interpretation of Jesus Christ, one that repudiates the hermeneutical absolutism associated with affirming that Jesus Christ is uniquely, exhaustively, unsurpassably significant for revelation and salvation.

Descripción de contraportada

The task of interpreting the religious significance of Jesus Christ takes shape in this book with the tension determined by two goals: fidelity to the classical Christological tradition, which draws our attention to Jesus in the first place, and plausability with respect to all forms of contemporary knowledge. To ignore the classical tradition is to assume uncritically that contemporary plausibility structures are beyond question, while to forsake plausibility is to embrace the irrationalism of the theological ghetto-dweller. This book argues that maintaining this tension in our time can be achieved only with a modest interpretation of Jesus Christ, one that repudiates the hermeneutical absolutism associated with affirming that Jesus Christ is uniquely, exhaustively, unsurpassably significant for revelation and salvation.

Detalles

  • Título Fidelity with Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century
  • Autor Wesley J. Wildman
  • Encuadernación Tapa dura
  • Páginas 441
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial State University of New York Press
  • Fecha de publicación 1998-02
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780791435953 / 0791435954
  • Peso 1.72 libras (0.78 kg)
  • Temas
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 97043545
  • Dewey Decimal Code 232.090

Acerca del autor

Wesley J. Wildman is Assistant Professor of Theology at Boston University. He is coeditor with W. Mark Richardson of Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue.