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A systematic theology that expounds Christian understandings of creation and redemption as practical wisdom for twenty-first-century readers"--

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A two-volume work by Douglas Ottati, Theology for Liberal Protestants presents a comprehensive theology for Christians who are willing to rethink and revise traditional doctrines in face of contemporary challenges. It is Augustinian, claiming that we belong to the God of grace who creates, judges, and renews. It is Protestant, affirming the priority of the Bible and the fallibility of church teaching. It is liberal, recognizing the importance ...

In this witty, accessible, and concise book, theologian Doug Ottati argues that liberal Presbyterians and other liberal Protestants still have much to contribute to the contemporary world. Offering an alternative to evangelical and conservative thought that he believes now pervades the larger culture, Ottati presents what he sees as the foundations of liberal, theological thought. Writing out of the Reformed tradition and a theology of grace, ...

For those in the church and alongside it who remain dissatisfied with simplistic language and shallow spirituality, Hopeful Realism reclaims the poetry of theology while skillfully addressing the religious and social concerns of the Christian faith.

Reforming Protestantism has undergone drastic changes throughout its history in America. Although it has become less prominent in American society, this particular Christian movement with its distinctive characteristics, Douglas Ottati reminds us, is still a dynamic and important witness to our world. This book is an important contribution to promoting, deepening, and extending the distinctive spirit and witness of reforming Protestantism.

Those interested in Christian ethics, hermenuetics, pragmatic philosophy, American theology, and historicism will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.