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Theology and the Drama of History

by Cambridge) Ben Quash (peterhouse

  • Paperback
  • 252 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

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For theologians and history enthusiasts seeking deeper insights

Offers a fresh perspective on theology's role in history

You will understand how God interacts with historical events

This book explores the intersection of theology and history through a dramatic lens.

How can theology think and talk about history? Building on the work of the major twentieth-century theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar as well as entering into sharp critical debate with him, this book sets out to examine the value and the potential of a 'theodramatic' conception of history. By engaging in dialogue not only with theologians and philosophers like von Balthasar, Hegel and Barth, but with poets and dramatists such as the Greek tragedians, Shakespeare and Gerard Manley Hopkins, the book makes its theological principles open and indebted to literary forms, and seeks to show how such a theology might be applied to a world intrinsically and thoroughly historical. By contrast with theologies that stand back from the contingencies of history and so fight shy of the uncertainties and openness of Christian existence, this book's theology is committed to taking seriously the God who works in time.
Theology and the Drama of History and Reflections for Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2026
Reflections for Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2026Theology and the Drama of History

  • Title

    Theology and the Drama of History

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2008

  • Weight

    373g

  • Page Count

    252

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521090827

  • ISBN-10

    0521090822

  • Eden Code

    1237709

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