Theology in the public square : church, academy and nation /

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 disci...

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Main Author: D'Costa, Gavin, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2005.
Series:Challenges in contemporary theology.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 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.