Bloomsbury T&T Clark eBooks· 2018· Book chapter
The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age (1984)
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This influential 1984 work introduces a post-liberal approach to theology, advocating for a cultural-linguistic perspective on religion and a rule-based theory of doctrine.
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Key points
- Proposes a post-liberal theological framework.
- Highlights a cultural-linguistic approach to religion.
- Introduces a rule theory of doctrine.
- Addresses inter-religious relations and doctrinal conflict resolution.
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Abstract
The Nature of Doctrine, originally published in 1984, is one of the most influential works of academic theology in the past fifty years. A true classic, this book sets forth the central tenets of a post-liberal approach to theology, emphasizing a cultural-linguistic approach to religion and a rule theory of doctrine. In addition to his account of the nature of religion, George Lindbeck also addresses the relationship between Christianity and other religions, the resolution of historic doctrinal conflict among Christian communities, and the nature and task of theology itself. This is a work that all theologians and advanced students should know. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition includes an English translation of the foreword to the German edition and a complete bibliography of Lindbeck's work.
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