Theological Method / Paul L. Allen.

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Theological 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, accordi.

Introduction: Is there a theological epistemology?; Method; Revelation; Hermeneutics; Tradition; Chapter 1: Paul the theologian; Justification by faith; A holiness ethic; Original sin; The holy trinity; Conclusion; Chapter 2: The patristic era; Irenaeus; Origen; Athanasius; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Augustine and the method of Christian conversion; Chapter 4: Medieval theology -- Not just sacred doctrine; Pseudo-Dionysius; Anselm; Thomas Aquinas; Chapter 5: The meaning of sola scriptura; Martin Luther; Melanchthon; Calvin -- Chapter 6: Early modern theology -- The rise of explicit methodology; Friedrich Schleiermacher; John Henry Newman; Albrecht Ritschl; Adolf von Harnack; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Modern theological methods -- Correlation and anti-correlation; Rudolf Bultmann; Karl Barth; Paul Tillich; Hans Urs von Balthasar; Karl Rahner; Edward Schillebeeckx; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Contemporary theological method as wisdom; Radical Orthodoxy; Post-liberalism; Liberation theology; Joseph Ratzinger; Conclusion

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