Helm on Franke
Paul Helm reviews John Franke’s The Character of Theology.
I will argue that Franke has seriously miscalculated what is involved
in relating Christian faith to its cultural context, for he has
overestimated the ease with which a non-foundational Christian theology
may be developed. By a happy irony, he has not succeeded in his project
and (I shall imply) must fail to do so. What he offers remains a
foundational theology. Nevertheless, it is a seriously deficient form
of foundational theology. It is theologically unstable because it
concedes too much to the culture and downplays the importance of truth.
Theology is no easy task.
in relating Christian faith to its cultural context, for he has
overestimated the ease with which a non-foundational Christian theology
may be developed. By a happy irony, he has not succeeded in his project
and (I shall imply) must fail to do so. What he offers remains a
foundational theology. Nevertheless, it is a seriously deficient form
of foundational theology. It is theologically unstable because it
concedes too much to the culture and downplays the importance of truth.
Theology is no easy task.
