Beschreibung:
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 disciplines have been theologized, would look like. Feeds into discussions about the religious identity of denominationally-linked colleges and universities. Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve both the Church and the wider community.
This imaginative study rethinks the nature of theology and its rolein universities.* The author sketches out a fascinating project using examplesfrom US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes atransformative force within universities.* Imagines what a Christian university, in which all disciplineshave been theologized, would look like.* Feeds into discussions about the religious identity ofdenominationally-linked colleges and universities.* Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public rolefor theology that enables it to serve both the Church and the widercommunity.
Preface.1 Theology's Babylonian Captivity in the ModernUniversity.2 Babylon in the Church: United States and England.3 Cyrus Returns: Rebuilding the Temple in Babylon.4 Why Theologians Must Pray for Release from Exile.5 The Engagement of Virtue: a Theological Religious Studies.6 The Marriage of the Disciplines: Explorations on theFrontier.Epilogue: Theology: the Church at the Heart of the UniversityProclaiming the Word.Bibliography.Index.