Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century: Agenda for the Future

Description: In this volume some of the outstanding Christian scholars of our day reflect on how their minds have changed how their academic fields have changed over the course of their careers and the pressing issues that Christian scholars will need to address in the twenty-first century. This volume offers an accessible portrait of key trends in the world of Christian scholarship today. Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century features scholars from Great Britain Canada the United States and Switzerland. The contributors represent a wide variety of academic backgrounds--from biblical studies to theology to religious studies to history English literature philosophy law and ethics. This book offers a personal glimpse of Christian scholars in a self-reflective mode capturing their honest reflections on the changing state of the academy and on changes in their own minds and outlooks. The breadth and depth of insight afforded by these contributions provide rich soil for a readers own reflections and an agenda that will occupy Christian thinkers well into the twenty-first century. Endorsements: I heard many of the lecturers whose essays appear in this book when they were guests of the Chair of Christian Thought at the University of Calgary. Now they reappear to reflect personally on how their minds and academic fields have changed over the course of their careers. They tackle key issues in their disciplines needing future attention and present their views as authentic humans not only as respected academics. --Wayne Holst University of Calgary and St. Davids United Church Calgary About the Contributor(s): Douglas H. Shantz is Professor of Christian Thought at the University of Calgary. His recent books are Between Sardis and Philadelphia (2008) and A New Introduction to German Pietism (2012). Tinu Ruparell is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. He is coeditor with Ian S. Markham of Encountering Religion (2000). His current work centers on idealism in Ramanuja and Leibniz as well as on science and religion.