"In Face of Mystery confronts the impact of the loss of durability
in traditional systematic thinking with refreshing candor...The
invitation to view theology as a constructive conversation-maker
between many voices and perspectives creates a flexibility which
rescues the theological task from the defensive postures it has
adopted ever since the rise of the critical method.
A truly systematic liberal theology...It is a grand book. -- Robert
Cummings Neville "Theological Studies"
Kaufman has written his best book, tying together a lifetime of
theological reflection...An admirable model of how to be a
theologian. -- William C. Placher "Christian Century"
Kaufman draws together a lifetime of theological writing and
thinking, developing and in places changing his earlier thought
into a comprehensive unified exploration of his project of
"theological construction." Hence it is his most mature statement
of methodology and theological vision.
This book is testament to everything Kaufman has learned and taught
about the business of doing theology in the modern world...He
writes attractively and with great integrity, and he will carry
many readers along with him by dint of his sheer verve and
enthusiasm. -- Gareth Jones "Religion and Theology"
With the publication of "In Face of Mystery," Gordon Kaufman has
set forth the culminating work of his career and has moved theology
once more in the direction of substantive proposals and bold
visions. Both for his own vision and the impetus it will give to
other such efforts, we should all be grateful. -- Sheila Greeve
Davaney "Religious Studies Review"
"In Face of Mystery "confronts the impact of the loss of durability
in traditional systematic thinking with refreshing candor...The
invitation to view theology as a constructive conversation-maker
between many voices and perspectives creates a flexibility which
rescues the theological task from the defensive postures it has
adopted ever since the rise of the critical method. -- Alan Race
"Times Literary Supplement"
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