What is postmodern theology? It is concerned with theology of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It is concerned about consumerism, gender issues, conflicts, social and economic standards, and secularism and its effect on religion. This book involves Christian and Jewish theologians. Some Christian postmodern theology is returning to the study of the writings of the early Christians. This is not an easy book to read, as it is very academic.
The editor, Graham Ward, is a professor of contextual theology in the Department of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester in England and one of the directors of the Centre for Religion and Political Culture based there. He has written the following books, The Postmodern God (1997), The Corteau Reader (1999), Cities of God, (2000), True Religion (2002), Cultural Transformation and Religious Practice (2004), and his newest book will be out in October 2005, entitled Christ and Culture. He has collected essays from various international scholars and theologians to create this book.
This book is divided into different categories: aesthetics, ethics, gender, hermeneutics, phenomenology, Heideggerians, and Derrideans. Graham provides the introduction to the book. Each chapter has an introduction to the theologian and their work and their field, and each chapter closes with end notes.
Postmodern theologians not only use religion and other religious associated fields, but also ecology, sociology, feminism, and philosophy. They are working with rapid changes in our society. The theologians have a hard time keeping up with these changes.
Postmodern theologians not only use religion and other religious associated fields, but also ecology, sociology, feminism, and philosophy. They are working with rapid changes in our society. The theologians have a hard time keeping up with these changes.
This ecumenical book is not for the general reader. It is on the upper undergraduate level or for graduate level readers. This title is not to be confused with the Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology (2003).