Clear and Definite Words

by Ronald G. Goetz, Rebecca Linnea Clancy (Editor), Larry Mattera (Editor), George Hunsinger (Foreword by)

Overview

Clear and Definite Words is a lucid exposure of the present confusion within theological discourse. It charges and proves that avoiding or equivocating on the question of ontology is impossible. It thus undermines the premise of much theological discourse today and lays the way for greater theological clarity and commitment. This book goes head-to-head with great forcefulness and passion against anyone and anything that has served to impede the right of theology to speak with clear and definite words.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630876517
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	158
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Ronald G. Goetz was a longtime professor of theology and holder of the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair in Theology and Ethics at Elmhurst College until his death in 2006. He was the author of nearly two hundred articles and essays.
George Hunsinger is Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was director of the seminary’s Center for Karl Barth Studies, 1997–2001. His books include How to Read Karl Barth (1991); Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth (2001); For the Sake of the World: Karl Barth and the Future of Ecclesial Theology (2004); Evangelical, Catholic, and Reformed: Doctrinal Essays on Barth and Related Themes (2015); and Reading Barth with Charity: A Hermeneutical Proposal (2015). He is also editor of Thy Word Is Truth: Barth on Scripture (2012), as well as the forthcoming Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth (2 vols.).

Table of Contents

Foreword George Hunsinger vii

Prologue xi

1 Bultmann's Doctrine of the Cross in Spite of Himself 1

2 Paul Tillich and the Further Impossibility of Speaking Non-Objectively about God 15

3 Skepticism's Tenuous Reign 39

4 Theology and the Language it Must Speak 58

5 Postliberal Theology and the Camel's Nose 99

Epilogue 132

Bibliography 141

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Ron Goetz, my former doctoral student, has produced another thought provoking work. He argues that modern theology has fallen into confusion because it has given secular philosophy too much authority. As a result, theology has become too subjective and has moved away from objective terms about God's existence. Goetz figures that true theology must affirm the reality of God's acting in Jesus Christ revealing love for humanity. Theology must speak in 'clear and definite words.'"
—William E. Hordern

Editorial Reviews

"Ron Goetz, my former doctoral student, has produced another thought provoking work. He argues that modern theology has fallen into confusion because it has given secular philosophy too much authority. As a result, theology has become too subjective and has moved away from objective terms about God's existence. Goetz figures that true theology must affirm the reality of God's acting in Jesus Christ revealing love for humanity. Theology must speak in 'clear and definite words.'"
—William E. Hordern

From the Publisher