Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church

by W. David Buschart; Kent Eilers

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2015

Overview

The movement to retrieve the Christian past is a mode of theological discernment, a cultivated habit of thought. It views the doctrines, practices and resonant realities of the Christian tradition as deep wells for a thirsty age. This movement across the church looks back in order to move forward.

David Buschart and Kent Eilers survey this varied movement and identify six areas where the impulse and practice of retrieval has been notably fruitful and suggestive: the interpretation of Scripture, the articulation of theology, the practices of worship, the disciplines of spirituality, the modes of mission and the participatory ontology of Radical Orthodoxy. In each area they offer a wide-angle view before taking a close look at representative examples in order to give finer texture to the discussion. More than a survey and mapping of the terrain, Theology as Retrieval inspires reflection, practice and hope.

Key Features

• Views the doctrines, practices and resonant realities of the Christian tradition.
• Identifies six areas where the impulse and practice of retrieval has been notably fruitful.
• Offers a wide-angle view before taking a close look at representative examples.

Praise for Theology as Retrieval

God has been at work in the church’s reflections and practices for centuries. How can modern Christians wisely and discerningly retrieve and transmit these riches so they continue to feed us today? David Buschart and Kent Eilers answer this question by delving into six key areas of the church’s tradition—Scripture, theology, worship, spirituality, mission and cosmos—and cogently explain and explore current efforts at the art and science of retrieval and transmission in each of them. This is an extremely helpful and learned book and will prove to be valuable to a broad audience.

--Christopher A. Hall, Distinguished Professor of Theology, director of academic spiritual formation, Eastern University

In recent decades, a wide range of scholars have sought to retrieve voices from the church’s history to open up creative possibilities that move beyond the polarities and dead-ends of the present. Theology as Retrieval is the only book that provides a map to the diverse literature that has resulted. It surveys and critically probes this recent literature as it relates not only to theology, but to worship, spirituality and mission as well. Buschart and Eilers provide a valuable resource for the renewal of the church’s life and witness today!

--J. Todd Billings, Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI

Product Details

• Title: Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church
• Authors: W. David Buschart, Kent Eilers
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780830898169, 9780830824670, 0830824677, 0830898166
• Resource ID: LLS:9780830898169
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-11T03:18:22Z