This vivid diary of life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II examines the moral challenges encountered in conditions of confinement and deprivation.

Shantung Compound: The Story of Men and Women Under Pressure

Biographies & Memoirs

Gilkey, Langdon

Leaders & Notable People

HarperOne

Langdon Gilkey's insightful, engaging book offers a detailed—and not uncritical—examination of one of the most influential American theologians of the twentieth century.

On Niebuhr: A Theological Study

History

University of Chicago Press

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

By Orville B. Jenkins VINE VOICEGilkey analyzes the language forms of science, current western theological models and the traditional theology of various faiths laying out the thought streams and modes of expression that indicate how modern science and religious thought have influenced each other.MythicalHe shows that the language and theories of science in his day (1960s) are mythological, just a different kind of myth than the traditional western religious language. He likewise points out the problems with "demythologization" of Christian theological language. He further demonstrates how modern theology reflects the thought of the times, just as medieval philosophical theology of Europe reflected the Aristotelian thought of that time.Importance of ReligionGilkey proposes ways in which religious thought and language are indeed still important for modern society, and suggests how its language or message can become relevant again to the current society. His analysis emphasizes the amorality of the "science of power."As examples he refers to genetic engineering and other "applied sciences" to control man and the environment, which can become a tyranny of the scientific elite, who "know better." He thoughtfully shows how contemporary analyses of various ages indicate little difference in the human proclivity to evil and selfishness in the misuse of power for personal or group dominance and gain.Moral VoiceThe author proposes that the moral voice of Christian theology is necessary to remind scientists of the finitude of our knowledge. He deals with the contradictory claims within science, the myth of a static, orderly deterministic universe - universal unchanging laws of physics - and free will of humanity to manage their development by their own will and knowledge. He points out how arrogant and dangerous the gnosis of science is, the belief that knowledge will lead to virtue.

Religion and the scientific future;: Reflections on myth, science and theology, (The Deems lectures)

Religious Studies

Harper & Brothers, Publishers

According to the author, the main efforts of this book are to describe the background and character of the present ferment in theology. It appeared first in the form of a paper on the radical, or "God is dead," theology, written for the Society for Theological Discussion in the fall of 1963. And to assess the importance of this upheaval for contemporary religious thought to point out some of the more characteristic and perhaps damaging weaknesses of the radical theology and then, in Part II, to suggest some preliminary answers to the problems for language about God raised by these developments in contemporary culture.

Naming the Whirlwind: The Renewal of God-Language,

Reference

Bobbs-Merrill

Nature, Reality, and the Sacred (Theology and the Sciences) (Theology &amp; the S...

Nature, Reality, and the Sacred: The Nexus of Science and Religion (Theology and the Sciences)

Fortress Press

Gilkey's latest work takes the measure of the current American religious and cultural crisis, assesses recent theological responses to it, and shows how these illumine our understanding of the ongoing creationism controversy. Throughout, Gilkey articulates a faith- stance responsive to the contemporary world of radical pluralism and moral uncertainity - without retreating to simplistic dogmatism. Gilkey's vision of a "blue twilight" in which light fights with dark in religion and culture, stands as a stark reminder of what is at stake in the future of American religious life.

Blue Twilight: Nature, Creationism, and American Religion

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Creationism on Trial is Gilkey's blow-by-blow account of his experiences as a witness for the ACLU at the 1981 creationist trial in Little Rock, AR.

Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock (Studies in Religion and Culture)

Americas

University of Virginia Press

This book was purchased for a course at the University of Pittsburgh. Barely read and like new.

Catholicism confronts modernity;: A Protestant view

Seabury Press

Message and Existence: Introduction to Christian Theology

Seabury

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Shantung Compound: The Story of Men and Women Under Pressure

On Niebuhr: A Theological Study

On Niebuhr: A Theological Study

Religion and the scientific future;: Reflections on myth, science and theology, (The Deems lectures)

Naming the Whirlwind: The Renewal of God-Language,

Nature, Reality, and the Sacred: The Nexus of Science and Religion (Theology and the Sciences)

Blue Twilight: Nature, Creationism, and American Religion

Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock (Studies in Religion and Culture)

Catholicism confronts modernity;: A Protestant view

Message and Existence: Introduction to Christian Theology