ABSTRACT
In the ancient conversation between Western philosophy and Christian theology, powerful contemporary voices are arguing for monologue rather than dialogue. Instead of these two disciplines learning from and mutually informing each other, both philosophers and theologians are increasingly disconnected from, and thus unable to hear, what the other is saying, especially in Anglo-American scholarship. Some Christian philosophers are now found claiming methodological authority over doctrine, while some Christian theologians even deny that philosophy has its own integrity as a separate discipline. Against these trends, David Brown has argued over the past thirty years that philosophy and theology are both necessary in order to grapple with the reality of divine mystery and Christian faith. Neither discipline can be reduced to the other, and each has its own contribution to make for a full understanding of what Brown describes as 'a single vision' of God. In this volume, Brown addresses some key topics in philosophical theology, including the created order, experience and revelation, incarnation and redemption, and heaven and our communal destiny. Combining analytic clarity, doctrinal substance, and historical depth, this volume exemplifies Brown's project of truly integrating philosophy and theology. It thus provides an ideal introduction to this vital conversation for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as a connected argument of interest to specialists in both disciplines.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |40 pages
The Created Order
part |38 pages
Introduction
part II|46 pages
Experience and Revelation
part |44 pages
Introduction
chapter 4|15 pages
Realism and Religious Experience
chapter 5|12 pages
Present Revelation and Past ‘Problematic' Texts
part III|66 pages
Incarnation, Trinity, and Redemption
part |64 pages
Introduction
chapter |15 pages
Incarnational Models Revisited
chapter 8|18 pages
Trinitarian Personhood and Individuality
chapter 9|17 pages
Anselm on Atonement
part IV|38 pages
Heaven and our Communal Destiny
part |36 pages
Introduction