Ten Theology Books to Watch For – August 2018

Here are a some excellent theology* books that will be released this month:

* broadly interpreted, including ethics, church history, biblical studies, and other areas that intersect with theology

[ Last Month’s Theology Book List ]

 
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[easyazon_link identifier=”0801099579″ locale=”US” tag=”douloschristo-20″]A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts[/easyazon_link] 

Jeremy Begbie

Baker Academic

Jeremy Begbie has been at the forefront of teaching and writing on theology and the arts for more than twenty years. Amid current debates and discussions on the topic, Begbie emphasizes the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodoxy as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other. He explains the importance of critically examining key terms, concepts, and thought patterns commonly employed in theology-arts discourse today, arguing that notions such as “beauty” and “sacrament” are too often adopted uncritically without due attention given to how an orientation to the Triune God’s self-disclosure in Christ might lead us to reshape and invest these notions with fresh content. Throughout A Peculiar Orthodoxy, Begbie demonstrates the power of classic trinitarian faith to bring illumination, surprise, and delight whenever it engages with the arts.

“Representing a substantive contribution to theological aesthetics, these essays involve a lively and richly suggestive exposition of the work of the Trinity in and through the arts. Here the reader is invited to encounter the Triune God afresh–and to be inspired with affection for such a God. From start to finish, this book is a feast for the heart and mind.”
—W. David O. Taylor, Fuller Theological Seminary

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[easyazon_link identifier=”1626980934″ locale=”US” tag=”douloschristo-20″]Asian Christianities: History, Theology, Practice[/easyazon_link] 

Peter Phan

Orbis Books

Considering history, theology, and practice, Peter Phan offers a sweeping review of what he terms, deliberately, Asian Christianities — a reflection of the multiplicity and diversity among cultures and traditions in Asia. Focusing chiefly on East and South Asia, Phan gives special attention to the project of inculturation of Christianity into local cultures and the vexed question of Christian identity: Are Asian Christians primarily Asian and secondarily Christian or vice versa?

In the case of Catholicism, he looks at the reception of Vatican II and the challenge of a new “way of being church” in Asia. In addition, he covers a range of topical issues from migration, to interreligious dialogue, popular devotion, and ecological responsibility.
 

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