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On the Scope and Truth of Theology: Theology as Symbolic Engagement

On the Scope and Truth of Theology: Theology as Symbolic Engagement 504 Reviews / International Journal of Public Th eology 1 (2007) 489–505 Robert Cummings Neville, On the Scope and Truth of Th eology: Th eology as Sym- bolic Engagement (London: T&T Clark, 2006), pp. xx + 236, £30.00, ISBN 0–567– 02732–5 (pbk). Th e aim of this book (and the entire projected four volume systematic theology) is to establish the claim that theology is vulnerable and hypothetical; its affirmations must constantly be critically evaluated by appropriate tests inside and outside its given cul- tural or ecclesiastical context. Th us, for Neville, to assemble a theological system is not simply to cohere as many of its internal parts as possible, but rather it is to draw on perspectives outside itself that may contribute to or correct it. Th e methodological framework for this thesis is the pragmatism of Charles Sanders Pierce and John Dewey, along with a fundamental commitment to a pluralism that is prominent in secular contemporary thought. Neville is a thoroughly informed thinker, and this book seems to ignore few theo- logical angles; a necessity given his bold proposal. Recognizing that Christian theology predominantly has maintained some sort of exclusivity, Neville juxtaposes his theology of symbolic engagement http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Theology Brill

On the Scope and Truth of Theology: Theology as Symbolic Engagement

International Journal of Public Theology , Volume 1 (3): 504 – Jan 1, 2007

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Brill
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1872-5171
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1569-7320
DOI
10.1163/156973207X231824
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504 Reviews / International Journal of Public Th eology 1 (2007) 489–505 Robert Cummings Neville, On the Scope and Truth of Th eology: Th eology as Sym- bolic Engagement (London: T&T Clark, 2006), pp. xx + 236, £30.00, ISBN 0–567– 02732–5 (pbk). Th e aim of this book (and the entire projected four volume systematic theology) is to establish the claim that theology is vulnerable and hypothetical; its affirmations must constantly be critically evaluated by appropriate tests inside and outside its given cul- tural or ecclesiastical context. Th us, for Neville, to assemble a theological system is not simply to cohere as many of its internal parts as possible, but rather it is to draw on perspectives outside itself that may contribute to or correct it. Th e methodological framework for this thesis is the pragmatism of Charles Sanders Pierce and John Dewey, along with a fundamental commitment to a pluralism that is prominent in secular contemporary thought. Neville is a thoroughly informed thinker, and this book seems to ignore few theo- logical angles; a necessity given his bold proposal. Recognizing that Christian theology predominantly has maintained some sort of exclusivity, Neville juxtaposes his theology of symbolic engagement

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

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