Constructing Constructive Theology

<P>Constructive theology, over the last one hundred years, has developed a distinct method and set of concerns. Yet what makes constructive theology an important movement hasn't been explicitly formulated, its history analyzed, or its method clearly delineated. <I>Constructing Constructive Theology</I> offers that history as well as programmatic proposals for constructive theology. This book traces the overall historical arc of constructive theology, from proto-movement through the present. As constructive theology is <I>the</I> method of progressive Christian theology today, understanding it is crucial to undertaking the theological task of the present.</P>