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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145739303321

Autore

D'Costa Gavin <1958->

Titolo

Theology in the public square [[electronic resource] ] : church, academy and nation / / Gavin D'Costa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-118-71843-7

0-470-77546-7

9786610851065

0-470-76348-5

0-470-77404-5

1-280-85106-6

1-4051-7857-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Challenges in contemporary theology

Disciplina

230.01

230/.01

378.071273

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - Religion

Church and education

Religious pluralism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theology's Babylonian captivity in the modern university -- Babylon in the church : the United States and England -- Cyrus returns : rebuilding the temple in Babylon -- Why theologians must pray for release from exile -- The engagement of virtue : a theological religious studies -- The marriage of the disciplines : explorations on the frontier -- Epilogue: theology : the church at the heart of the Christian University proclaiming the Word to the world.

Sommario/riassunto

This imaginative study rethinks the nature of theology and its role in universities.The author sketches out a fascinating project using examples from US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes a transformative force within universities.Imagines what a Christian



university, in which all disciplines have been theologized, would look like.Feeds into discussions about the religious identity of denominationally-linked colleges and universities.Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve both the Church and the wider co