Douglas Ottati joins the podcast for his 5th visit to discuss his new book, A Theology for the Twenty-First Century. This is one of the most significant Protestant Systematic Theologies in years. I absolutely loved it. Of course, I talk about Ottati's Christology in my recent book so I am a bit of a fan. Ottati is the Craig Family Distinguished Professor in Reformed Theology and Justice Ministry at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. In our conversation we discuss:

• the nature and role of piety for Christian theology
• the historicity of religious traditions
• CS Pierce and the practice of musement
• how the enlightenment has shaped our engagement with the world
•  the power of market & religious liturgies
• why Jonathan Edwards gets a bad wrap
• the task of being in a living tradition
• how monuments work with history
• theological anthropology
• reasons to keep a thick doctrine of sin
• why Schleiermacher is so awesome for thinking Christ & community
• thinking theologically about the fissures and tensions in the life of the church and culture
• how pastoral questions & challenges lead to economic and political critique
• the problematic relations between church & academy

Previous Visits to the Podcast

•  Douglas Ottati on a Liberal Christian Christology

• Why Write a Liberal Theology? w/ Douglas Ottati

• Liberal Christian Piety with Douglas Ottati

• The Genealogy of Liberal Theology

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