{"product_id":"theological-method-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback","title":"Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul L. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed is a book that introduces the reader to the practice of doing theology. It provides a historical survey of key figures and concepts that bear on an understanding of difficult methodological issues in Christian theology. Beginning with a description of philosophical themes that affect the way theology is done today, it summarizes the various theological methods deployed by theologians and churches over two millennia of Christian thought. The book uncovers patterns in the theological task of relating biblical texts with beliefs and doctrines, according to historically conditioned theological and cultural priorities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's highlights include a discussion of Augustine's epoch-making De doctrina Christiana. Also receiving close attention is the relationship between philosophy and theology during the Middle Ages, the meaning of sola scriptura for the Protestant Reformers, the methods of key interpreters of doctrine in the nineteenth century and the theological priorities of the 'Radical Orthodoxy' movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Paul L. Allen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42095205482631,"sku":"9780567119087","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9f583cd5a0516ce1ab429d45659a3f2b.webp?v=1732329148","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/theological-method-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}