"Some of the chapters collected in this book were presented at a conference ... held at the University of York in March 1999 ..."--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part One: Types of Liberal Theology -- 1 Introduction: The Past, Present and Future of Liberal Theology 3 -- MARK D. CHAPMAN -- 2 What has London (or Oxford or Cambridge) to do with Augsburg? The Enduring Significance of the German -- Liberal Tradition in Christian Theology 18 -- FRIEDRICH WILHELM GRAF -- 3 The Importance of Liberal Theology 39 -- KEITH WARD -- 4 'But who am I?' The Question of the Theologian rather than the Question to the Theologian 54 -- DAVID A. PAILIN -- 5 The Revival of Liberal Modernism 77 -- PAUL BADHAM -- 6 Reconsidering Pluralism: The Diversity of Ethical Goals 88 -- STEVE ELSE -- Part Two: Liberal Theology and Education -- 7 Liberal Theology and Transformative Pedagogy 99 -- PETER C. HODGSON -- 8 Liberal Theology and Transformative Pedagogy: A Response to Peter Hodgson 129 -- ELAINE GRAHAM -- 9 The Experience of Theological Education: Maintaining a 'Liberal' Agenda in a Post-Liberal Age 139 -- CLIVE MARSH -- vi The Future of Liberal Theology -- Part Three: Addressing the Critics -- 10 Karl Barth and Liberal Theology 163 -- TIMOTHY GORRINGE -- 11 Shape-shifting Disturbances as Divine Presence 170 -- RITA NAKASHIMA BROCK -- 12 Postmodern Theology: The Apotheosis or Scourge of Liberalism? 191 -- GAVIN HYMAN -- 13 A Liberal Helping of Postliberalism Please 208 -- PAUL D. MURRAY -- Conclusion: An Outsider's View -- 14 The Problems of a Liberal Religion: A Sociologist's View 221 -- STEVE BRUCE -- Index 243.