The Church in a Postliberal Age

George Lindbeck (1923–2018) was one of the most influential and important of postwar American theologians. His books and essays have generated debate not only among his fellow Lutherans but also among other Christians, as well as Jewish thinkers and students of religions in the academy more generally. The goal of this anthology is to collect key samples of his enterprise. By characterizing Lindbeck’s Christian theology as at once evangelical, catholic, and postliberal, we are able to unders...