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Book Reviews / Exchange 40 (2011) 289-309 301 Stephen B. Bevans, Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective , Maryknoll ny: Orbis Books 2009, xvi + 384 p., isbn 978-1-57075-852-2 (paperback), price: us $ 30.00. What is the best way to introduce theology to those approaching the subject for the first time? In his latest book, Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective , Stephen Bevans begins with that question. One common introductory approach offers a basic overview of the content of theology through a survey of the central doctrines and their history in the church. This approach tends to treat theology as an abstract, received tradition. Bevans’ contrasting introductory approach, on the other hand, treats theology as ‘a work in progress’ continually being shaped and reshaped. He does this, in large part, because he is interested in exploring the different ways of doing theology in the diverse contexts of the church in the 21st century. As part of the ‘Theology in Global Perspectives’ series (edited by Peter C. Phan), Bevans’ volume also makes a valuable contribution to expanding the now world- wide conversation about what theology is and how it is done. In answering the question of how to
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Published: Jan 1, 2011
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