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The Incarnate Ground of Christian Faith. Toward a Christian Theological Epistemology for the Educational Ministry of the Church.
Robert K. Martin
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Hardback. The Incarnate Ground of Christian Faith is addressed precisely to the epistemological questions posed by postmodernity. It begins by issuing an extended critique of one of the major approaches to pastoral theology and Christian education-Thomas Groome's Shared Praxis Approach. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
The Incarnate Ground of Christian Faith is addressed precisely to the epistemological questions posed by postmodernity. It begins by issuing an extended critique of one of the major approaches to pastoral theology and Christian education—Thomas Groome's Shared Praxis Approach. Martin's incisive analysis of shared praxis concludes that its implicit subjectivism and pedagogical narrowness cannot lend intellectual plausibility to the Christian faith among a postmodern generation. For an alternative vision of a holistic and plausible faith, Martin points in a different direction, to an incarnational epistemology in which science and theology discover deep resonance in each other. The main features of ... Read more
The Incarnate Ground of Christian Faith is addressed precisely to the epistemological questions posed by postmodernity. It begins by issuing an extended critique of one of the major approaches to pastoral theology and Christian education—Thomas Groome's Shared Praxis Approach. Martin's incisive analysis of shared praxis concludes that its implicit subjectivism and pedagogical narrowness cannot lend intellectual plausibility to the Christian faith among a postmodern generation. For an alternative vision of a holistic and plausible faith, Martin points in a different direction, to an incarnational epistemology in which science and theology discover deep resonance in each other. The main features of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761812555
SKU
V9780761812555
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About Robert K. Martin
Robert K. Martin is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School.
Reviews for The Incarnate Ground of Christian Faith. Toward a Christian Theological Epistemology for the Educational Ministry of the Church.
This work is theologically and philosophically robust, and demonstrates Martin's excellent grasp of the work of Polanyi and Torrance.
Ian Payne, Ridley College
Journal Of Christian Education
. . . I think this is a book that will not disappoint you.
Journal Of Education and Christian Belief
...meets a crying need in practical theology generally ... Read more
Ian Payne, Ridley College
Journal Of Christian Education
. . . I think this is a book that will not disappoint you.
Journal Of Education and Christian Belief
...meets a crying need in practical theology generally ... Read more