Clear and Definite Words

Clear and Definite Words is a lucid exposure of the present confusion within theological discourse. It charges and proves that avoiding or equivocating on the question of ontology is impossible. It thus undermines the premise of much theological discourse today and lays the way for greater theological clarity and commitment. This book goes head-to-head with great forcefulness and passion against anyone and anything that has served to impede the right of theology to speak with clear and definite words. ""Ron Goetz, my former doctoral student, has produced another thought provoking work. He argues that modern theology has fallen into confusion because it has given secular philosophy too much authority. As a result, theology has become too subjective and has moved away from objective terms about God's existence. Goetz figures that true theology must affirm the reality of God's acting in Jesus Christ revealing love for humanity. Theology must speak in 'clear and definite words.'"" --William E. Hordern Ronald G. Goetz was a longtime professor of theology and holder of the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair in Theology and Ethics at Elmhurst College until his death in 2006. He was the author of nearly two hundred articles and essays.

Ronald G. Goetz was a longtime professor of theology and holder of the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair in Theology and Ethics at Elmhurst College until his death in 2006. He was the author of nearly two hundred articles and essays.

George Hunsinger is Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was director of the seminary's Center for Karl Barth Studies, 1997-2001. His books include How to Read Karl Barth (1991); Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth (2001); For the Sake of the World: Karl Barth and the Future of Ecclesial Theology (2004); Evangelical, Catholic, and Reformed: Doctrinal Essays on Barth and Related Themes (2015); and Reading Barth with Charity: A Hermeneutical Proposal (2015). He is also editor of Thy Word Is Truth: Barth on Scripture (2012), as well as the forthcoming Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth (2 vols.).