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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824138003321

Autore

Gill Robin

Titolo

Theology in a social context : sociological theology . Volume 1 / / by Robin Gill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2012

ISBN

1-4094-2596-7

1-280-57102-0

9786613600622

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology

Theology in a social context ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

261.5

Soggetti

Christian sociology

Theology - Methodology

Religion and sociology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theology and sociology -- pt. 2. Sociological challenges to theological assumptions -- pt. 3. Social context re-assessed.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last 30 years a number of theologians have been using aspects of sociology alongside the more traditional resources of philosophy. In turn, sociologists with an interest in theology have also contributed to an interaction between theology and sociology. The time is right to revisit the dialogue between theologians and sociologists. In his new trilogy on Sociological Theology, Robin Gill makes a renewed contribution to the mapping of three abiding ways of relating theology and sociology, with the three volumes covering: Theology in a Social Context; Theology Shaped by Society; Society Shaped by Theology.  Theology in a Social Context argues that a sociological perspective, properly understood, can make an important contribution to theology. Part I looks carefully at various objections raised by both theologians and sociologists, maintaining instead that a proper understanding of social context is a prerequisite for effective theology. Part II suggests that a sociological perspective offers crucial insights into resurgent forms of fundamentalism. Part III offers a fresh account of social



context in the modern world, once thought by sociologists and theologians alike to consist simply of increasing secularization.