God is not a story : realism revisited /

A challenging critique of narrative theologies, including the works of George Lindbeck, Robert Jenson, and Herbert McCabe. Francesca Aran Murphy argues that the use of the concept of story or narrative in theology is circular and self-referential, and that the widespread notion that the role of the...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Murphy, Francesca Aran
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press Oxford, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
A challenging critique of narrative theologies, including the works of George Lindbeck, Robert Jenson, and Herbert McCabe. Francesca Aran Murphy argues that the use of the concept of story or narrative in theology is circular and self-referential, and that the widespread notion that the role of the theologian is to 'tell God's story' has not helped theology to advance the reality of its doctrines. Murphy contends that the scriptural revelation on which Christian theology depends isnot a story or a plot but a dramatic encounter between mysterious, free, and unpredictable persons. She offers her
Umfang:
1 online resource (365 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-345) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-160768-1
9786611149840
0-19-152746-7
1-4356-2181-6
1-281-14984-5
Schlagworte:
Narrative theology.
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