Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This thesis explores an ambiguity found in the term "contextual theology".After evaluating two typologies classifying the relationship between culture and theology and I propose a new typology, which distinguishes two diverging tendencies in the practice of contextual theology-what I term "contextualized" theology and "cultural" theology.After discussing these typologies I offer two detailed case-studies in order to evaluate my proposed typology.The case-studies explore the work of Paul Tillich and Gustavo Gutiérrez, showing these two tendencies clearly, while also indicating that no theologian fits perfectly within any typology.Following these case-studies I expound an Eastern Orthodox contextual theology, showing that this tradition possesses particular resources which allow it to undertake a fully "contextualized" theology while avoiding many tendencies of "cultural" theology.
Author: Michael W Brunner
Institution: Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2605515753