RACHEL MUERS is Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Her publications include Keeping God's Silence: Towards a Theological Ethics of Communication, Living for the Future: Theological Ethics for Coming Generations, Testimony: Quakerism and Theological Ethics, and Modern Theology: A Critical Introduction. She co-edits the Cambridge Elements in Christian Doctrine series and is a former President of the Society for the Study of Theology.

ASHLEY COCKSWORTH is Reader in Theology and Practice at the University of Roehampton, UK. He is the author of Karl Barth on Prayer and Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed, and (with David F. Ford) Glorification and the Life of Faith. His edited volumes include T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Prayer, Karl Barth: Spiritual Writings, and From the Shores of Silence: Conversations in Feminist Practical Theology. He co-edits the Cambridge Elements in Christian Doctrine series and is a former Treasurer of the Society for the Study of Theology.

DAVID F. FORD, OBE is Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of numerous books, including Self and Salvation: Being Transformed; Christian Wisdom: Desiring God and Learning in Love; The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary; and (with Ashley Cocksworth) Glorification and the Life of Faith. He co-founded the practice of Scriptural Reasoning, co-founded and co-chairs the Rose Castle Foundation (a centre for reconciliation, peacebuilding, and inter-faith engagement), and chairs Lyn's House Cambridge, a community of hospitality and friendship for those with and without learning disabilities.

Notes on Contributors vii

Acknowledgments xi

List of Modern Theologians xiii

Introduction 1
Rachel Muers and Ashley Cocksworth

Section A The Modern Theologians in Their Contexts 9

Part I Geographical Contexts 11

1 African Theology 13
Elias Kifon Bongmba

2 African Women's Theology 28
Esther Mombo

3 Latin American Liberation Theology 39
Rebecca S. Chopp, Ethna Regan, and David Tombs

4 Gustavo Gutiérrez 53
O. Ernesto Valiente

5 Twentieth-Century Theology in North America 65
K. Healan Gaston

6 James H. Cone 81
Anthony G. Reddie

7 Rosemary Radford Ruether 92
Lilian Calles Barger

8 Paul Tillich 103
Rachel Sophia Baard

9 The Niebuhrs 114
Joshua Mauldin

10 Western Europe 125
Philip G. Ziegler

11 Karl Barth 140
Hanna Reichel

12 Karl Rahner 152
Karen Kilby

13 Hans Urs von Balthasar 162
Mark McInroy

14 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 175
Eleanor McLaughlin

15 South Asia 189
Felix Wilfred

16 Korea 205
Sung Bihn Yim

17 China 218
Alexander Chow

Part II Ecclesial Contexts 231

18 Catholic Theology after Vatican II 233
Paul D. Murray

19 Pentecostal Theology 251
Sammy Alfaro

20 Ecumenical Theology 264
Odair Pedroso Mateus

21 Evangelical Theology 278
Sung Wook Chung

22 Anglican Theology 291
Joseph D. Galgalo and Jenny Leith

23 Orthodox Theology 303
Paul Ladouceur and Brandon Gallaher

Part III Theological Movements 323

24 Feminist Theology 325
Karen O'Donnell

25 Postcolonial Theologies 337
Susan Abraham

26 Queer Theology 350
Patrick S. Cheng

27 Postliberal Theology 364
Ben Fulford

Part IV Practices of Engagement 379

28 Practical and Pastoral Theology 381
Katie Cross

29 Philosophy and Theology 395
Nicholas Adams

30 Biblical Interpretation 409
Susannah Ticciati

31 Spirituality and Theology 422
Andrew Prevot

32 Liturgical Theology 434
Stephen Burns

Section B Contemporary Theology and Its Challenges 447

Part V Theology, Arts, and Sciences 449

33 Theology and Music 451
Jeremy S. Begbie

34 Theology and Literature 464
Kevin Hart

35 Theology and Popular Culture 476
Clive Marsh

36 Theology and Film 489
Jolyon Mitchell

37 Theology and the Visual Arts 505
Chloë Reddaway

38 Theology and the Physical Sciences 520
David Wilkinson

39 Theology and the Biological Sciences 533
Celia Deane-Drummond

40 Theology and the Social Sciences 546
Luke Bretherton

Part VI Theology Between Faiths 559

41 Judaism 561
Randi Rashkover

42 Islam 574
Joshua Ralston

43 Buddhism 588
Michael Barnes

44 Hinduism 601
Julius Lipner

45 Theology and Religious Plurality 615
Jenny Daggers

Part VII Theology Facing Contemporary Challenges 631

46 Theology and Capitalism 633
Devin Singh

47 Theology and Race 647
Brian Bantum

48 Theology and (Neo)Nationalism 660
Ulrich Schmiedel

49 Theology and Ecological Destruction 674
Ernst M. Conradie

Index 687