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Encyclopedia > Narrative theology

Narrative theology was a 20th-century theological development which supported the idea that the Church's use of the Bible should focus on a narrative presentation of the faith, rather than on the exclusive development of a systematic theology. Also frequently referred to as postliberal theology, narrative theology was inspired by a group of theologians at Yale Divinity School, many influenced theologically by Karl Barth, Thomas Aquinas and to some extent, the nouvelle théologie of French Catholics such as Henri de Lubac. The clear philosophical influence, however, was Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy of language, the moral philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre, and the sociological insights of Clifford Geertz and Peter Berger on the nature of communities. This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library of Congress. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karl Barth. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ... Henri de Lubac (February 20, 1896-September 4, 1991), a French Jesuit, can be considered to be one of the most influential theologians of post-modern time. ... Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (IPA: ) (April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking ideas to philosophy, primarily in the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. ... Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (born January 12, 1929 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology. ... Clifford James Geertz (born August 23, 1926 in San Francisco) is an American anthropologist serving as professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. ... Peter Ludwig Berger (born March 17, 1929) is an American sociologist well known for his work The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966). ...


Partly a reaction to the modern, individualist and romantic trends of theological liberalism, important postliberal thinkers included George Lindbeck, Hans Wilhelm Frei, and Stanley Hauerwas. This movement has provided much of the foundation for other movements, such as Radical orthodoxy, Scriptural Reasoning, paleo-orthodoxy, the emerging church movement, and postliberal versions of evangelicalism and Roman Catholicism. In contrast to liberal individualism, postliberalism tends toward more tradition-constituted and communitarian accounts of rationality. Theological rationality is not to be rooted in the individual (cogito ergo sum) but in a living tradition of inquiry which sustains a conversation, and thus a form of life, over time. The postliberals argue that the Christian faith be equated with neither the religious feelings of Romanticism nor the propositions of a Rationalist or fundamentalist approach to religion. Rather, the Christian faith is understood as a set of distinctive practices, skills, and habits that perform the biblical story of redemption. Thus, in addition to a critique of theological liberalism, and an emphasis upon the narratives of scripture, there is also a stress upon tradition, and upon the lived performance of the scriptural narrative in the life of the church. As a result, postliberal theologies are often oriented around liturgical action and descriptions of Christian practice as resources for critical inquiry (e.g. culture critique). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hans Wilhelm Frei (1922-1988) is best known for work on biblical hermeneutics, especially on the interpretation of narrative. ... Dr. Stanley Hauerwas Stanley Hauerwas (b. ... Radical Orthodoxy is an inter-denominational, predominantly British, Christian movement that takes its name from the title of a collection of essays published by Routledge in 1999: Radical Orthodoxy, A New Theology, edited by John Milbank, Catherine Pickstock and Graham Ward. ... Scriptural Reasoning is an emerging practice among and between Christians, Jews, and Muslims, of reading their sacred Scriptures together, and reasoning together on particular contemporary issues. ... Thomas Oden Paleo-Orthodoxy is a Christian theological movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... The emerging or emergent church is a diverse, 20th century Christian movement seeking to engage people living in postmodern or postcolonial cultures. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a broad collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions which are found among conservative Protestant Christians. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich Romanticism is an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in 18th century Western Europe. ... This article is not about continental rationalism. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ...


Books

  • The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter (1981, ISBN 0-465-00427-X)
  • The Gospel in Parable: Metaphor, Narrative, and Theology in the Synoptic Gospels by John R. Donahue (1990, ISBN 0-8006-2480-7)
  • The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative : A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans Frei (1980, ISBN 0-300-02602-1)
  • Theology and Narrative: A Critical Introduction by Michael Goldberg (1982, ISBN 1-56338-010-2)
  • A Community of Character by Stanley Hauerwas (1981, ISBN 0-268-00735-7)
  • Paul Among the Postliberals by Douglas Harink (2003, ISBN 1-58743-041-X)
  • Narrative Reading, Narrative Preaching edited by Joel Green & Michael Pasquarello (2003, ISBN 0-8010-2721-7)
  • Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology, edited by Stanley Hauerwas & L. Gregory Jones (1989, ISBN 1-57910-065-1)
  • Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon (1989, ISBN 0-687-36159-1)
  • Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America by Stanley Hauerwas (1993, ISBN 0-687-31678-2)
  • Women and the Authority of Scripture: A Narrative Approach by Sarah Heaner Lancaster (2002, ISBN 1-56338-356-X)
  • The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age by George Lindbeck (1984, ISBN ISBN 0-664-24618-4)
  • The Story of God: Wesleyan Theology and Biblical Narrative by Michael Lodahl (1994, ISBN 0-8341-1479-8)
  • The Use and Abuse of the Bible: A Study of the Bible in an Age of Rapid Cultural Change by Dennis Nineham, (1976, ISBN 0-333-10489-7)
  • The Promise of Narrative Theology: Recovering the Gospel in the Church by George W. Stroup (1997, ISBN 1-57910-053-8)
  • The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder (1972, ISBN 0-8028-0734-8)
  • Transforming Postliberal Theology by C.C. Pecknold (2005, ISBN 0-567-03034-2)

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Theology Today - Vol 47, No.4 - January 1991 - CRITIC'S CORNER - Theology of Narrative or Narrative Theology?: A ... (3699 words)
One might have expected narrative to be an attractive category to those Protestant communities that traditionally understand themselves to be a "people of the book" or to those Christians who emphasize the importance of personal and communal experience as a source, if not the norm, for theological reflection.
George Stroup is professor of theology at Columbia Theological Seminary, having previously taught at Princeton Theological Seminary, Austin Theological Seminary, and the University of the South at Sewanee.
The interest in narrative across the spectrum of theological disciplines is not because theologians have run out of topics to debate and discuss; rather, the theme of narrative touches an exposed, raw nerve in the life of Christian communities and in the life of the larger culture.
TOWARD HOLISTIC APPROACH TO BIBLE INTERPRETATION (4195 words)
Biblical narrative is a theology that has audience in a concrete historical and cultural context, and that has missionary message to the audience, and that has message accessible even to the most unlearned in the audience.
When the meaning of the narrative is deconstructed too far, all that may be left is the reader's response, which ascribes meaning to the text on the basis of the reader's particular horizon and the reader's personal agendas.
Narrative at the heart is a contextualization of the significance of the life of Israel (Old Testament), and Jesus (the Gospels) or of the early church (Acts) for the community of God.
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