For those interested in studying modern theology, Mapping Modern Theology: A Thematic and Historical Introduction, ed. Kelly M. Kapic and Bruce L. McCormack (Baker Academic, 2012) seems like a nice complement to a book like Grenz and Olson’s 20th-Century Theology: God and the World in a Transitional Age (IVP, 1993). Whereas Grenz and Olson organize their work according to the theology of various theologians, Kapic and McCormack have commissioned essays taking a thematic and historical approach.
This text offers a fresh approach to modern theology by approaching the field thematically, covering classic topics in Christian theology over the last two hundred years. The editors, leading authorities on the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century theology, have assembled a respected team of international scholars to offer substantive treatment of important doctrines and key debates in modern theology. The volume enables undergraduate and graduate students in modern theology, twentieth-century theology, and contemporary theology courses to trace how key doctrinal questions were discussed, where the main debates lie, and how ideas developed.
Here are the essays with contributors:
14. Ecclesiology Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Some words via video from Kelly Kapic about the project:
