David Bentley Hart on Robert Jenson
First Things has an interesting article by David Bentley Hart, who wrote The Beauty of the Infinite, on the "neglected" theology of Robert Jenson. Hart discusses how Jenson may be the best American systematic theologian, and yet few American seminaries and religion programs address his Systematic Theology, vol. 1 and vol. 2. My understanding of the Trinity has been deeply shaped by Jenson's theology, and I always find his thought challenging, interesting, and truthful.
I'm just wondering, since we are a fairly diverse group, how much exposure do you have to Robert Jenson? What are your thoughts about his systematic theology?
Here is an outstanding article of his that was in First Things back in 1993.
Grace and Peace,
Scott
I'm just wondering, since we are a fairly diverse group, how much exposure do you have to Robert Jenson? What are your thoughts about his systematic theology?
Here is an outstanding article of his that was in First Things back in 1993.
Grace and Peace,
Scott
posted by Scott | 3:03 PM
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I'm still catching up on reading blogs after last week's craziness!
Per Jenson, I personally have never heard of him, although I am new to all this stuff, relatively speaking. I wonder if we could nudge Pastor John to see what he thinks of him?
That would be great. At Trevecca, we read a good bit of Jenson. I think he makes many of the same moves RO makes but without some of the language issues.
Thanks Keith. I appreciate the info.
Grace and Peace,
Scott
Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology
P r o E c c l e s i a
A Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theology
Carl E. Braaten & Robert W. Jenson, editors
Book recommendations:
The Catholicity of the Reformation
Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism
Mary, Mother of God
Christian Dogmatics
I admire and appreciate Jenson as a Christian theologian in general and as a Lutheran theologian in particular. He, better than anyone else, helped me understand Lutheranism and get inside "its" head.
With others, I agree with Hart's assertion about the lack of attention paid this great theologian.
Pontificator,
Thanks for this wonderful post.
I think that Jenson's willingness to lay out everything so honestly and transparently is refreshing.
I love his devotion to particularity and dogma.
Grace and Peace,
Scott
When doing a google search on Jenson I ran across this great Touchstone article - Getting Justification Right by S. M. Hutchens. The Japery also has a recent post very much worth reading about Carl Braaten, a close friend and collaborator of Jenson's.
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