The president of Pasadena's Fuller Theological Seminary carefully assesses the relationship--or lack thereof--between "popular" religion and intellectual orthodoxy. Mouw argues that therapeutic and managerial "revolutions" can bring beneficial new sensitivities to Christian thought and practice.
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. In this careful assessment of contemporary religious trends, Mouw remains committed to theological orthodoxy while also asserting that the Christian intellectual community should pay careful and sympathetic attention to popular religious culture. Probing the thought of some theological giants of the past -- John Henry Newman, Abraham Kuyper, and others -- Mouw advocates a "hermeneutic of charity" toward popular religion and says that Christian scholars, besides teaching the "little people" of the church, must also learn from the "practical theological wisdom" of laypeople.
Product Details
CONSULTING THE FAITHFUL
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Product Weight: 0.32 lbs
Author: Mouw, Richard J.
Publication Date: 1994-09-08
Language: English
Publisher: WILLIAM B EERDMANS PUB CO
Dewey Decimal Classification: 270.82
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780802807380
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