Existential Theology

By Hue Woodson

Book Overview

Existential Theology: An Introduction offers a formalized and comprehensive examination of the field of existential theology, in order to distinguish it as a unique field of study and view it as a measured synthesis of the concerns of Christian existentialism, Christian humanism, and Christian philosophy with the preoccupations of proper existentialism and a series of unfolding themes from Augustine to Kierkegaard. To do this, Existential Theology attends to the field through the exploration of genres: the European traditions in French, Russian, and German schools of thought, counter-traditions in liberation, feminist, and womanist approaches, and postmodern traditions located in anthropological, political, and ethical approaches. While the cultural contexts inform how each of the selected philosopher-theologians present genres of ""existential theology,"" other unique genres are examined in theoretical and philosophical contexts, particularly through a selected set of theologians, philosophers, thinkers, and theorists that are not generally categorized theologically. By assessing existential theology through how it manifests itself in ""genres,"" this book brings together lesser-known figures, well-known thinkers, and figures that are not generally viewed as ""existential theologians"" to form a focused understanding of the question of the meaning of ""existential theology"" and what ""existential theology"" looks like in its varying forms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532668406
• ISBN13: 9781532668401
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"