Renewing Christian Theology - by Amos Yong (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Christianity's center of gravity has tilted from the Euro-American West to the global South. Driving this shift is the emergence of charismatic renewal movements among Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox churches. This reshaping of the theological landscape has inspired prominent theologian Amos Yong to construct a cutting-edge theology for the twenty-first century. Within a Pentecostal and evangelical framework, Yong's Renewing Christian Theology is a primer on how to think theologically in a global context.

Students seeking an introduction to systematic theology will not only discover the treasures of the tradition but will also encounter a revolutionary pastoral theology that bridges Pentecostal, charismatic, evangelical, and ecumenical traditions. Yong's theological imagination prioritizes Christian hope, gifts of the Spirit, baptism, sanctification, and healing. Renewing Christian Theology unveils an inclusive theology conversant with contemporary theological movements--theology and science, contextual theologies, intercultural theologies, theology and disability, public theologies, theology and the arts, and theological aesthetics. Renewing Christian Theology is theology for the twenty-first-century church.

Review Quotes

Although the intended audience of this textbook is seminarians, the volume will also be appreciated by scholars both in and outside the renewalist movement, especially those interested in engaging the best of Pentecostal thinking today. Yong offers a systematic theology to the whole church that is as deeply Pentecostal as it is unwaveringly ecumenical.

On the whole this is an exciting project, which offers much for the future, as Pentecostal and charismatic theology comes to maturity. It charts a way that many emerging theologians from these traditions can follow, in bringing together Christian experience and theological exploration into harmony.

Personally, I will be using this text both to freshen up my standard systematics course...as well as making use of it for my Pentecostalism course. This will be a valuable resource on both counts.

About the Author

Amos Yong (Ph.D. Boston University) is Professor of Theology and Mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Jonathan A. Anderson is Associate Professor of Art at Biola University.