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Thinking Through Our Faith: Theology For 21St Century Christians. Language: English. Weight: 0.48 lbs. Publication Date: 1998-06-01. Publisher: Abingdon Press. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Thinking Through Our Faith: Theology For 21St Century Christians ISBN13: 9780687017270 ISBN10: 0687017270 Author: Grant C. David (Author) Description: It Is Possible, Contends C David Grant, To Be A Christian And Take Modern And Postmodern Thought Seriously In The First Half Of His Book, Grant Explores Three Major Intellectual Revolutions Of The Past Two Centuries That Fundamentally Changed The Way We Think: The Emergence Of Historical Consciousness, The Discovery Of The Evolutionary Character Of The Natural World, And The Postmodern Recognition Of Diversity And Pluralism Suggesting That These Revolutions Set The Context For All Our Thinking Today, Grant Turns In The Second Half Of The Book To Suggest How They Can Be Integrated Into A Viable Contemporary Faith By Exploring Their Impact On Christians' Thinking About The Bible, Jesus Christ, And God He Argues That We Must Accept The Human Origins Of The Bible, The Limitations Of Our Historical Knowledge About Jesus, And The Conceptual Character Of All Our Talk About God Within These Parameters, The Author Sets Forth A Positive Case For A Constructive Liberal Theology, Arguing That Such An Approach Is Both Viable And Vital For Many Contemporary Christians Who Seek Intellectual Integrity In Their Faith By Thinking Through The Concepts, Ideas, And Images We Use In Our Faith, We Actually Come To Appreciate And See God's Grace As That Fundamental Mystery That Lies At The Horizons Of Our Thought And Experience Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Abingdon Press Publication Date: 1998-06-01 Weight: 0.48 lbs Dimensions: 0.41'' H x 8.99'' L x 6.03'' W Number of Pages: 128 Language: English