Here are some excellent new theology books * that will be released in April 2024 :
* broadly interpreted, including ethics, church history, biblical studies, and other areas that intersect with theology
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David W. Congdon(Cambridge UP) “Written in the grand tradition of Harvey Cox, Peter Berger, and Charles Taylor, this capacious and contentious book promises to enliven and instruct a generation’s debates about the destiny of the Christian faith in the United States and beyond.” —David A. Hollinger “No true Christian could vote for Donald Trump.” “Real Christians are pro-life.” “You can’t be a Christian and support gay marriage.” Assertive statements like these not only reflect growing religious polarization but also express the anxiety over religious identity that pervades modern American Christianity. To address this disquiet, conservative Christians have sought security and stability: whether by retrieving “historic Christian” doctrines, reconceptualizing their faith as a distinct culture, or reinforcing a political vision of what it means to be a follower of God in a corrupt world. The result is a concerted effort to “Make Christianity Great Again”: a religious project predating the corresponding political effort to “Make America Great Again.” Part intellectual history, part nuanced argument for change, this timely book explores why the question of what defines Christianity has become, over the last century, so damagingly vexatious—and how believers might conceive of it differently in the future. ADVERTISEMENT:  
Joni Schwartz-Chaney(Fortress Press) Near hysteria has erupted in the media, state and federal legislatures, community boards, and churches around critical race theory (CRT). Despite the term’s history, development, and clearly defined meaning, it has become a catch-all for white America’s fears, deflections, and equivocations on race, society, and the law. Christians are no exception. Their critiques routinely claim that CRT is rewriting of American history, that it is anti-democratic, and even heretical. Critical Faith presents a counter argument to these claims and insists that CRT is a tool to grapple with the thorny issue of race in both society and the church. In a reasoned tone, Critical Faith defines the origins of CRT, explains what the theory is, and demonstrates its merits from teaching experiences of the author. Schwartz-Chaney argues that CRT is the victim of what Patricia Williams calls “definitional theft,” and that by recovering its original meaning, Christians can move past mischaracterizations and caricatures toward a more nuanced view of race, racism, and the tools available to make progress in the church and in society. |
*** Which of these theology books of April 2024 do you want to read first?
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