Postliberal Theology and the Church Catholic: Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burrell, and Stanley Hauerwas

by John W. Wright

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2012

Overview

How does postliberalism relate to Roman Catholic theology? More specifically, how reliant is postliberalism on what happened at Vatican II? This volume centers on conversations with three of the most important North American theologians from the last half of the twentieth century—George Lindbeck, David Burrell, and Stanley Hauerwas—to examine the Roman Catholic roots of postliberal theology. After two opening chapters by John Wright, the book includes three chapters based on interviews with each theologian, followed by a dialogue between them and a conclusion by Wright. This work not only offers insight into the contingent histories of three seminal theologians but also places postliberal theology within the broader stream of the great tradition of the church. It will appeal to theologians, scholars, and graduate students, as well as readers of Lindbeck, Burrell, and Hauerwas.

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Key Features

• Includes interviews with George Lindbeck, David Burrell, and Stanley Hauerwas
• Discusses the significance and development of postliberal theology since 1984
• Covers the theological development of Lindbeck, Burrell, and Hauerwas

Contents

• Introduction: Back to the Future
• The Silent Shifting of Tectonic Plates
• “I Pray That They Might Be One as We Are One”: An Interview with George Lindbeck
• “In the Beginning, God Created the Heavens and the Earth”: An Interview with David Burrell
• “Blessed Are the Peacemakers, for They Shall See God”: An Interview with Stanley Hauerwas
• Israel, Judgment, and the Future of the Church Catholic: A Dialogue among Friends
• Conclusion: The Appeal of the Witnesses

Praise for the Print Edition

A powerful and much-needed defense of Christian ‘postliberalism’ as central to the unity of the church catholic. . . . Wright shows how the words of Lindbeck, Hauerwas, and Burrell serve as best witness for the defense, and his own words brilliantly join theirs to the ressourcement of Congar and de Lubac. . . . Wright’s book marks a new day (and new names) for ‘postliberal’ theology, now Protestant and Catholic, and more urgent than ever. The book is amazing.

—Peter Ochs, Edgar Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, University of Virginia

Product Details

• Title: Postliberal Theology and the Church Catholic: Conversations with George Lindbeck, David Burrell, and Stanley Hauerwas
• Editor: John Wright
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2012
• Pages: 176

About John W. Wright

John Wright (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is a professor of theology and Christian Scriptures at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. He is also the senior pastor of The Church of the Nazarene in San Diego and author of Telling God’s Story: Narrative Preaching for Christian Formation.