The Church in a Postliberal Age - Paperback

by George A. Lindbeck (Author), James A. Buckley (Editor)

George Lindbeck (1923-2018) was one of the most influential and important of postwar American theologians. His books and essays have generated debate not only among his fellow Lutherans but also among other Christians, as well as Jewish thinkers and students of religions in the academy more generally. The goal of this anthology is to collect key samples of his enterprise. By characterizing Lindbeck's Christian theology as at once evangelical, catholic, and postliberal, we are able to understand what describing this theology as a radical tradition might mean, as well as locate some of his critics. This volume provides a superb introduction to all those interested in Lindbeck's thought as well as to the significant debates surrounding postliberalism.

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George A. Lindbeck is one of the most influential and important postwar American theologians. His books and essays generate debate not only among his fellow Lutherans but also among many other Christians as well as Jews and students of religion in the academy more generally. This anthology presents key samples of Lindbeck's writing, especially for readers who may be unfamiliar with his books and articles.

For each of these fourteen essays, editor James J. Buckley provides an introduction that sets the selection in context and points readers to what is at stake. Buckley has also contributed a substantial introduction to the book as a whole. Characterizing Lindbeck's thought as at once evangelical, catholic, and postliberal, Buckley shows how Lindbeck's Christian theology of "the church in a postliberal age" can be read as a "radical tradition."

Enhanced by substantive endnotes and by a modern names index and a subject index, this timely volume provides a superb introduction both to Lindbeck's challenging thought and to the significant theological debates surrounding postliberalism.