New book reevaluates the work of theologian Hans Frei | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › New book reevaluates the work of theologian Hans Frei New book reevaluates the work of theologian Hans Frei Published: October 12, 2010 Author: Joan Fallon In his new book Toward A Generous Orthodoxy: Prospects for Hans Frei’s Postliberal Theology, just released by Oxford University Press, Jason A. Springs, assistant professor of religion, ethics and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, reevaluates the work of American theologian Hans Frei. Postliberal theology was a response by American religious thinkers who felt that Christian theology had been compromised by the ecumenism and secularism of the late 1960s, according to Springs. A founder of postliberal theology who taught at Yale University, Frei coined the term “generous orthodoxy” to describe a theological approach that is both faithful to its own religious commitment — “orthodox” — and engaged in open-ended conversation — “generous” — with other academic disciplines and religious traditions, Springs said. In this ability to balance theological distinctiveness with interdisciplinarity, “Frei modeled a way for academic theologians to take seriously both their vocation to the church and their roles as interlocutors in academic discourse,” Springs said. “Jason Springs has done something quite different and original,” writes Jeffrey Stout, author of “Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America.” “He has recast Frei’s central claims in a way that frees them from paradox. This book will require theologians to rethink the options they have been debating for the last thirty years.” “Jason Springs’ ‘Toward a Generous Orthodoxy’ is quite simply the best available account of Hans Frei’s work,” writes Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. “But this book is more than just an account of Frei; it makes a constructive contribution to theology that is truly remarkable. This is really a terrific book.” Jason A. Springs earned his doctorate in religion and society from Harvard University. In his research and teaching, he integrates religious ethics with moral philosophy and political and social theories. He is particularly interested in religious tolerance and the challenges posed by religious pluralism for transforming conflict and peacebuilding. Springs has published articles in the Journal of Religious Ethics, Modern Theology, Contemporary Pragmatism and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn