Author: Nelson, Derek

Source: Dialog, Volume 44, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 273-284(12)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

Abstract:

Between the extremes of fundamentalism and secularism, the postliberal Presbyterian theologian William Placher offers a dynamic middle way. This “Theology Update” summarizes Placher's work. Warning us against prematurely domesticating God's transcendence, Placher presents a picture of a God who is radically transcendent, and therefore recklessly immanent in creation. God is vulnerable in Christ, who saves us through solidarity, reconciliation and redemption.

Keywords: William Placher; Hans Frei; Karl Barth; transcendence; God-talk; Postliberalism

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0012-2033.2005.00268.x

Publication date: 2005-09-01

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