Taking the long view Christian theology in historical perspective / [electronic resource] :
David C. Steinmetz.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
- 1 online resource (ix, 187 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The superiority of pre-critical exegesis -- Miss Marple reads the Bible -- Inclusive language and the Trinity -- Creator God -- Mary reconsidered -- The Catholic Luther -- Starting over : Reformation and conversion -- Forgiving the unforgivable wrong -- The domestication of prophecy -- The learned ministry revisited -- Marriage, celibacy, and ordination -- Christ and the Eucharist -- World Christianity under new management -- Religion in the public square -- The necessity of the past -- Taking the long view -- Concluding notes for a pilgrim people.