Key Theological Thinkers
From Modern to Postmodern

The 20th and 21st Centuries have been characterized by theologians and philosophers rethinking theology and revitalizing the tradition. This unique anthology presents contributions from leading contemporary theologians - including Rowan Williams, Fergus Kerr, Aidan Nichols, G.R. Evans and Tracey Rowland - who offer portraits of over fifty key theological thinkers in the modern and postmodern era. Distinguished by its broad ecumenical perspective, this anthology spans arguably one of the most creative periods in the history of Christian theology and includes thinkers from all three Christian traditions: Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox. Each individual portrait in this anthology includes a biographical introduction, an overview of theological or philosophical writing, presentation of key thoughts, and contextual placing of the thinker within 20th Century religious discourse. Overview articles explore postmodern theology, radical orthodoxy, ecumenical theology, feminist theology, and liberation theology. A final section includes portraits of important thinkers who have influenced Christian thought from other fields, not least from Continental philosophy and literature.

I: Introductions; 1: A Century of Theological Creativity; 2: Protestant Theology in the Twentieth Century; 3: Catholic Theology in the Twentieth Century; 4: Orthodox Theology in the Twentieth Century; II: Protestant Theologians (Continental and Scandinavian); 5: Karl Barth; 6: Rudolf Bultmann; 7: Werner Elert; 8: Paul Tillich; 9: Dietrich Bonhoeffer; 10: Knud Ejler Løgstrup; 11: Regin Prenter; 12: Gustaf Wingren; 13: Jürgen Moltmann; 14: Wolfhart Pannenberg; 15: Eberhard Jüngel; III: Catholic Theologians; 16: Henri de Lubac; 17: Yves Congar; 18: Karl Rahner; 19: Bernard Lonergan; 20: Hans Urs von Balthasar; 21: Jean Daniélou; 22: Edward Schillebeeckx; 23: John Paul II/Karol Wojty?a; 24: Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger; 25: Hans Küng; 26: Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza; IV: Orthodox Theologians; 27: Sergei Bulgakov; 28: Georges Florovsky; 29: Nicolas Afanasiev; 30: Vladimir Lossky; 31: Dumitru St?niloae; 32: Alexander Schmemann; 33: Matta El-Meskeen; 34: Emilianos Timiadis; 35: Johannes Zizioulas; V: British and American Theologians; 36: Austin Farrer; 37: Michael Ramsey; 39: Henry Chadwick; 39: Jaroslav Pelikan; 40: George Lindbeck; 41: Robert W. Jenson; 42: Sallie McFague; 43: David Tracy; 44: Stanley Hauerwas; 45: Sarah Coakley; 46: Alister E. McGrath; VI: Theological Movements and Developments; 47: Postmodern Theology; 48: Radical Orthodoxy; 49: Feminist Theology; 50: Ecumenical Theology; 51: Liberation Theology; 52: Pentecostal Theology; VII: Theology, Philosophy and Literature; 53: G.K. Chesterton; 54: Jacques Maritain; 55: Edith Stein; 56: C.S. Lewis; 57: Northrop Frye; 58: Paul Ricoeur; 59: Thomas Merton; 60: Christos Yannaras; 61: John D. Caputo; 62: Jean-Luc Marion

Ståle Johannes Kristiansen, Research fellow, The University of Bergen; Svein Rise, Professor of Systematic Theology, NLA University College in Bergen.