Theology as a Way of Life: On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith

by Adam Neder

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2019

Overview

What difference does Jesus Christ make for the way we teach the Christian faith? If he is truly God and truly human, if he reveals God to us and us to ourselves, how might that shape our approach to teaching Christianity? Drawing on the work of Søren Kierkegaard, Karl Barth, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Adam Neder offers a clear and creative theological and spiritual reflection on the art of teaching the Christian faith. This engaging book provides a wealth of fresh theological insights and practical suggestions for anyone involved in teaching and learning Christianity.

Key Features

• Explores the unique challenges and temptations of Christian Education
• Illuminates the task of teaching Christian theology
• Examines the role of human identity in teaching and learning

Contents

• Identity
• Knowledge
• Ethos
• Danger
• Conversation

Endorsements

Here is a volume of warmth and wisdom on teaching theology. Drawing heavily on the insight of figures like Barth, Bonhoeffer, and Kierkegaard, Neder points us to lived theology that is personal and vibrant, honest and faithful. Encouragements—and warnings—bounce off the pages as Neder provides tried and tested counsel on good teaching and healthy classroom practices, all done with and before the triune God: we have much to learn from him!

—Kelly M. Kapic, professor of theology, Covenant College; author of A Little Book for New Theologians

Neder’s book has as its central claim that you cannot know Jesus from a safe distance. Yet as he makes clear, theologians are tempted to make it safe to follow and think with Jesus. Neder does not make that mistake, which is why this is such a challenging and constructive book.

—Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law, Duke Divinity School

This is the book I wish I could have read when I started teaching theology over thirty years ago. Ironically, much literature on theological pedagogy these days is woefully bereft of theology. Every page of this book takes its ultimate cue, materially and formally, from the Christ-shaped gospel itself--in all its disturbing and heart-wrenching glory. At the same time, the text is jargon-free, utterly honest, and obviously born out of years of classroom experience. It is simply superb.

—Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School

Product Details

• Title: Theology as a Way of Life: On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith
• Author: Adam Neder
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology › Study and teaching
• ISBNs: 9780801098789, 9781540962454, 0801098785, 1540962458
• Resource ID: LLS:LGYSWYCHRSTNFTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:14:51Z

About Adam Neder

Adam Neder (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Bruner-Welch Professor of Theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, and the author of Participation in Christ: An Entry into Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics. He has been voted Most Influential Professor by four Whitworth senior classes.