Titles by: William C. Placher

Author: William C. Placher

William C. Placher (1948-2008) was Charles D. and Elizabeth S. LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the author of such classic works as A History of Christian Theology and Jesus the Savior.

A History of Christian Theology, Second Edition
An Introduction

By Derek R. Nelson, William C. Placher

A modern classic, A History of Christian Theology offers a concise yet complete chronicle of the whole of Christian theology, from its background in the history of Israel to the liberation and postliberal theologies of recent years. This updated thir...

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Belonging to God
A Commentary on "A Brief Statement of Faith"

By William C. Placher, David Willis-Watkins

This section-by-section, line-by-line commentary reflects on the meaning of "A Brief Statement of Faith" and its relevance for today. It will help Presbyterians think about who they are and what they believe, and will interest others concerned with t...

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The Domestication of Transcendence
How Modern Thinking about God Went Wrong

By William C. Placher

William Placher looks at "classical" Christian theology (Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Martin Luther) and contrasts it with the Christian discourse about God that evolved in the seventeenth century. In particular, he deals with the notion of transcend...

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Essentials of Christian Theology

By William C. Placher

This splendid introductory textbook for Christian theology presents two essays by leading scholars on each of the major theological questions. William Placher provides an excellent discussion of the history and current state of each doctrine while th...

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Jesus the Savior
The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith

By William C. Placher

In contrast to the perspective taken in many popular books on the historical Jesus, the Christian tradition does not offer a boring, safe Jesus who can be studied from a distance and needs only to be placed in his historical context. Instead, William...

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Mark
A Theological Commentary on the Bible

By William C. Placher

The volumes in Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible from Westminster John Knox Press offer a fresh and invigorating approach to all the books of the Bible. Building on a wide range of sources from biblical studies and the Christian tradition...

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Narratives of a Vulnerable God
Christ, Theology, and Scripture

By William C. Placher

This insightful study of how Jesus reflects God will be interesting and accessible not only to scholars but to pastors and church members. Well-known author William Placher shows that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is portrayed in the biblical narr...

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Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 1, Revised Edition
From Its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation

By William C. Placher

William C. Placher and Derek R. Nelson compile significant passages written by the most important Christian thinkers, from the early church through the Middle Ages, and up to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Illustrating the major theologians,...

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Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Revised Edition
From the Reformation to the Present

By Derek R. Nelson, William C. Placher

William Placher and Derek Nelson compile significant passages written by the most important Christian thinkers, from the Reformers of the sixteenth century through the major participants in the contemporary theological conversation. Illustrating the ...

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Struggling with Scripture

By Walter Brueggemann

Challen ging the traditional meaning of Scripture is not easy, even in the face of issues that call into question those traditional interpretations. In these reflections, Walter Brueggemann says that the Bible, as the live word of the living God, wil...

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The Triune God
An Essay in Postliberal Theology

By William C. Placher

In this original, contemporary doctrine of the Trinity, William Placher places the history of theology in dialogue with postmodern philosophy and yields a provocative postliberal interpretation. Placher deftly connects a radical view of God's transce...

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Unapologetic Theology
A Christian Voice in a Pluralistic Conversation

By William C. Placher

In Unapologetic Theology, William Placher examines religion and the search for truth in a pluralistic society. Among the issues he considers are science and its relation to belief, dialogue among various religions, and the theological method.

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