Ingolf U. Dalferth

Between Speech and Revelation

Theology

“Wolterstorff, Jüngel, and Farrer are among the most important theological-philosophical thinkers of the Reformed, Lutheran, and Anglican traditions of recent decades. Joshua Kira presents for the first time a detailed comparison of their positions on the relationship between revelation, Scripture, and divine discourse. He does not, however, bring only three but four positions into discussion by continuously confronting the views of the three thinkers with the convictions of American Evangelicalism. This casts a critical and insightful light on all four approaches and opens up new avenues for further theological debate on Scripture and revelation, which is high on the theological agenda of the twenty-first century.”

Globalization and Human Subjectivity

Philosophy

“Yun Kwon Yoo convincingly shows how postmodern thought and global consumer capitalism are mutually dependent and reinforcing. Both deconstruct and empty the notion of a responsible subject. This undermines an important resource for resisting the destructive and dehumanizing effects of the globalizing economy and culture of the West. Yun Kwon Yoo sees in Hegel’s idea of a spiritual subjectivity a pioneering approach to correcting this trend. His important work deserves wide attention.”

God Is Unconscious

Theology

“Slow reading can bear fruits that are inaccessible to those who merely skim an author. DeLay has read Lacan diligently and searchingly, and he has come up with some important insights into the complex relationship of psychoanalysis, religion, and theology. Students of religion will profit from his clear and careful exposition of Lacan's rich and provocative thought. And students of Lacan will come to understand why only theologians can be truly atheistic: Our loyalties for deities come and go, but the true Other is neither in need of defense nor threatened by our disloyalties.”

Jesus Christ, Hermeneutics, and Scripture

Theology

“Christian theology—Hans Burger leaves no doubt about this—is soteriology, and soteriology is the inquiring contemplation of God’s trinitarian work of salvation. The hermeneutical and epistemological questions of modernity must be pursued within this theological framework. Only then will they not lead beyond theology, but deeper into the mystery of the reality that is at stake in theology. Hans Burger’s careful and insightful studies impressively demonstrate how fruitful this approach is.”

On the Arbitrary Nature of Things

Philosophy

“Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit can be read from many points of view. Bridges chooses not just a skeptical approach but an agnostic one. He . . . calls into question not only Hegel’s solution but also the way he poses the problem. It is hard to imagine a more provocative examination of the Phenomenology of Spirit.”

Postils for Preaching

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Rollefson's commentary is a masterful roadmap to responsible preaching and listening. It focuses on what is essential to Christian preaching: the gospel message. It places the texts in the context of the liturgy and readings of the day. It is steeped in the experience of a lifetime and written with an open mind to the questions of today.”

Skepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge

Philosophy

“Harvey has written a very readable, intelligent, and clearly argued book against the prevailing epistemological paradigm in contemporary philosophy of religion. Elaborating insights from Wittgenstein, Dilthey, and Kierkegaard, he criticizes the exclusive disjunction of objectivism and relativism and outlines a hermeneutical paradigm of rationality that points a way beyond the impasses of Reformed theology (Barth) and Reformed epistemology (Plantinga and Wolterstorff). Whereas our beliefs are rooted in our reactions and attitudes toward life and its problems, faith signifies a deep and strong unrest incompatible with the epistemological aim of feeling at home in the world. What is distinctive about Christians is not that they believe, but that they hope. Harvey helps us to make sense of this.”

Trinitarian Responses to Worldliness

Theology

“Yang’s Trinitarian theology of inculturation convincingly demonstrates that worldliness is not a danger but an opportunity for theology. He creatively goes beyond the theological attempts at inculturation in North America, Great Britain, and on the European continent, because the different cultural contexts in East Asia also make different theological responses possible and necessary. Anyone wishing to continue working in this field will benefit from his work.”