a slightly acrimonious divorce is underway among evangelical theology and foundationalism--especially between more youthful evangelical protégés much less at once attached with the modernist-fundamentalist controversy than are their professors. those essentially more youthful evangelical thinkers are most likely interpreting and fascinating extra of Derrida than Descartes; extra attracted to doing theology and philosophy for the church than for the academy; extra in song with Wesley's than Warfield's theology; extra attracted to making use of the Bible than protecting it; extra enthusiastic about the hermeneutics of Gadamer and Ricoeur than (Arno) Gabelein and (A. T.) Robertson; extra excited about the philosophical approach to Heidegger than Hegel; extra moved through the epistemology of Kierkegaard and Barth than through Kant and Bultmann; and at last, more well-off with postmodern than smooth tradition. Such significant strikes are absolutely changing the face of evangelical theology--or extra appropriately, theology performed via evangelicals: much more really for this examine, theological epistemology written through evangelicals. In Revitalizing Theological Epistemology Steven B. Sherman addresses questions on what evangelical theology needs to be doing in gentle of the altering cultural state of affairs. may still the Christian religion stay awarded and defended customarily in accordance with Enlightenment rules whilst starting to be feedback of contemporary concept is affecting nearly each self-discipline? is that this critique in basic terms a question of the most recent societal development, or is that this a miles greater phenomenon almost encompassing the West? Ought evangelicalism and its highbrow leaders to "wait it out" or may still they "re-vision" their theology? And if anything does require reconsideration, precisely what's it, and what may well this re-evaluation entail? This booklet is set modern evangelical techniques to the information of God, considering--and suggesting--ways Christian philosophers and theologians envision and utilize theological wisdom within the postmodern context.

"In this insightful ebook, Steven Sherman explores matters which are on the middle of present debates in regards to the foundationalist epistemology that has lengthy held sway in evangelical theology. He does so, not just with philosophical and theological savvy, but additionally with a deep dedication to the reality of the Gospel."
--Richard J. Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary

Steven B. Sherman is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at Winebrenner Theological Seminary.