Issues in Contemporary Christian Thought

Informationen zum Autor Duane Olson is Associate Professor of Religion at McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, where he has taught for nine years. Most of his publishing has been on the thought of Paul Tillich, and he has served on the board of the North American Paul Tillich Society Klappentext Olsons clear and concise overview roots contemporary questions firmly in Christian responses to the Enlightenment. He discusses the range of contemporary opinions, their rationales, and whats at stake. Olson illustrates these alternate frameworks as they play out in central concerns over the being of God in relation to the universe, how to understand the figure of Christ today, and the distinctively new notions of being human. Specifically geared to the novice theologue in college or seminary settings, Olsons text includes Reflection/Research Questions, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a Glossary.

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Duane Olson is Associate Professor of Religion at McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, where he has taught for nine years. Most of his publishing has been on the thought of Paul Tillich, and he has served on the board of the North American Paul Tillich Society

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Olsons clear and concise overview roots contemporary questions firmly in Christian responses to the Enlightenment. He discusses the range of contemporary opinions, their rationales, and whats at stake. Olson illustrates these alternate frameworks as they play out in central concerns over the being of God in relation to the universe, how to understand the figure of Christ today, and the distinctively new notions of being human. Specifically geared to the novice theologue in college or seminary settings, Olsons text includes Reflection/Research Questions, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a Glossary.