The Promise of Robert W. Jenson's Theology: Constructive Engagements

North America has rarely produced a theologian as creative and productive as Robert W. Jenson. A truly ecumenical thinker Jenson consistently demonstrates the way that the churchs confession of the triune God of scripture restructures Christian thinking. Jensons work on the nature of theology has focused on the category of promise a way with language that opens up new possibilities. At the heart of Jensons theology of the gospel is the conviction that in Christ God discloses a word of pure promise to us enabling new patterns of life. Just as the gospel opens up new ways of living good theology unfolds into new interpretations and articulations. Engaging Jensons work across vital areas this volume lays out the contours and key contributions of Jensons thought for modern Christology theological interpretation of Scripture the doctrine of the Trinity in light of the recent Trinitarian revival and ecumenical theological relations. This volume gathers together essays by some of contemporary theologys most capable thinkers such as Oliver Crisp Stephen Holmes Joseph Mangina Peter Leithart Telford Work Eugene Rogers R. Kendall Soulen and Peter Ochs to examine the ways in which Jensons own theology functions as promise enabling further theological visions and articulations.