Veeneman, “Theological Method”

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Veeneman, "Introducing Theological Method" coverForthcoming this November from Baker Academic is Mary Veeneman’s Introducing theological Method: A Survey of Contemporary Theologians and Approaches. According to the book’s blub,

Sound theological method is a necessary prerequisite for good theological work. This accessible introduction surveys contemporary theological methodology by presenting leading thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as models. Figures covered include Karl Barth, Frank Clooney, James Cone, Avery Dulles, Millard Erickson, Jeannine Hill Fletcher, Hans Frei, Stanley Grenz, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Stanley Hauerwas, Elizabeth Johnson, Paul Knitter, George Lindbeck, Bernard Lonergan, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Clark Pinnock, Karl Rahner, John Thatanamil, Paul Tillich, Hans urs Von Balthasar, Kevin Vanhoozer, Delores Williams, and John Howard Yoder. Introducing Theological Method presents the strengths and weaknesses in each of the major options. Rather than favoring one specific position, it helps students of theology think critically so they can understand and develop their own theological method.

For more information or to pre-order, see the Baker Academic, Amazon, or other book sellers.

HTS online

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HTS issue coverHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies has its articles openly accessible online. HTS

is an acclaimed Open Access journal with broad coverage that promotes multidisciplinary, religious, and biblical aspects of studies in the international theological arena. The journal’s publication criteria are based on high ethical standards and the rigor of the methodology and conclusions reported.

For more information or to review HTS’s articles, please see the journal’s website.

On the Web (July 22, 2012)

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On the web:

  • Tokens makes available the final part of their interview with Walter Brueggemann.
  • Theological Studies has back issues from 5 years ago and beyond freely available online (HT: Charles Jones).
  • Michael Halcomb reflects on some of Albert Schweitzer’s comments on Christian scholars.
  • Tommy Keene highlights BibleArc.
  • Archive.org has Gordon Fee’s PhD thesis available online (HT: Larry Hurtado).
  • Bavarian authorities are commissioning annotated editions of Mein Kampf in hopes of further defusing the work’s value for extremists’ use as it comes into the public domain.
  • Joel Willitts reflects on some of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s comments on “self forgiveness.”