Taking the Long View argues in a series of engagingly written essays that remembering the past is essential for men and women who want to function effectively in the present--for without some knowledge of their own past, neither individuals nor institutions know where they have been or where they are going. The book illustrates its thesis with tough-minded examples from the Church's life and thought, ranging from more abstract problems like the theoretical role of historical criticism to such painfully concrete issues as the commandment of Jesus to forgive unforgivable wrongs.

Auteur

David C. Steinmetz is the Amos Ragan Kearns Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, The Divinity School of Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, US. He has also been a Visiting Professor at Harvard, Emory, and Notre Dame. He is the founding editor of Oxford Studies in Historical Theology and has published widely in late medieval and Reformation theology, including several pioneering studies in the history of biblical interpretation. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Distinguished Career Award of the American Society of Church History.

Contenu

01 - The Superiority of Pre-critical Exegesis 02 - Miss Marple Reads the Bible 03 - Inclusive Language and the Trinity 04 - Creator God 05 - Mary Reconsidered 06 - The Catholic Luther 07 - Starting Over: Reformation and Conversion 08 - Forgiving the Unforgivable Wrong 09 - The Domestication of Prophecy 10 - The Learned Ministry Revisited 11 - Marriage, Celibacy, and Ordination 12 - Christ and the Eucharist 13 - World Christianity under New Management 14 - Religion in the Public Square 15 - The Necessity of the Past 16 - Taking the Long View 17 - Concluding Notes for a Pilgrim People 18 - Appendix - Footnotes to an Old Complaint