Historicism: The Once and Future Challenge for Theology

by Sheila Greeve Davaney

Book Overview

The 200-year-old notion that concepts, ideas, and theories are all influenced by or occasioned by historical circumstances is today a commonplace in all fields, and lays bare the historical character of our most cherished convictions, honored traditions, and dogmatic formulations. With clarity and skill, Davaney's authoritative text traces the history of historicism and its various meanings from the German Enlightenment through its Continental and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800632192
• ISBN13: 9780800632199
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.7"