It views the doctrines, practices and resonant realities of the Christian tradition as deep wells for a thirsty age. This movement across the church looks back in order to move forward. David Buschart and Kent Eilers survey this varied movement and identify six areas where the impulse and practice of retrieval has been notably fruitful and suggestive: the interpretation of Scripture, the articulation of theology, the practices of worship, the disciplines of spirituality, the modes of mission and the participatory ontology of Radical Orthodoxy. In each area they offer a wide-angle view before taking a close look at representative examples in order to give finer texture to the discussion. More than a survey and mapping of the terrain, Theology as Retrieval inspires reflection, practice and hope.
"Thinking in the present is often animated, enriched and healed by thinking through the past; this book tells its readers why and how this is so."
John Webster, professor of divinity, University of St. Andrews
"In Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church, David Buschart and Kent Eilers (professors of theology at Denver Seminary and Huntington University respectively) offer the first comprehensive, book-length treatment of theological retrieval as a contemporary movement. . . . We should be grateful for their intelligent and articulate contribution, and eager to join in ourselves as the conversation moves forward."
Gavin Ortlund, The Gospel Coalition, July 21, 2015
"This overview of recent projects of retrieval of the Christian tradition demonstrates their growth both in scope and in depth. But Buschart and Eilers do more than just making clear that theologies of retrieval are here to stay. By putting forward key instances of theological retrieval, they offer a salient contribution to the church's maturation in faithfully passing on the deposit of the Christian faith."
Hans Boersma, J. I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regent College
