Best Reads in Contemporary Theology

Patrik Hagman over at God in a Shrinking Universe set up a Best Contemporary Theology Meme and invited submissions and voting. Apparently 50 of us voted and here are the results:

1. John D. Zizioulas, Being as Communion (1985) 21 votes
2. Hans Urs von Balthasar, Theodramatik (completed 1983) 17 votes
3. George A Lindbeck, The Nature of Doctrine (1984) 16 votes
4. John Milbank, Theology and Social Theory (1990) 13 votes
5. Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (1996) 12 votes
6. John Paul II, Theology of the Body (1979-1984) 11 votes
7. Stanley Hauerwas, The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer on Christian Ethics (1983) 10 votes
7. Wolfhart Pannenberg, Systematic Theology (1988-93) 10 votes
9. Jürgen Moltmann, The Spirit of Life. A Universal Affirmation. (1991) 9 votes
10. Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is (1992) 8 votes
10. T. F. Torrance, The Trinitarian Faith (1985) 8 votes
12. Gustavo Gutierrez, We Drink From Our Own Wells (1984) 7 votes
12. Robert W. Jenson, Systematic Theology (1997-99) 7 votes
14. Jean-Luc Marion, God without Being (Dieu sans l'être) (1982) 6 votes
14. David Tracy, The analogical imagination: Christian theology and the culture of pluralism (1981) 6 votes

As I look at this list, I discover that I'm woefully ignorant, for I've only read Moltmann's The Spirit of Life and Johnson's She Who Is completely through. I must get reading! Of course this list may reflect the predilections of the voters, so maybe I shouldn't feel bad. Of those that made the top 15, the only one I contributed was Moltmann. It was, however, an interesting exercise.

If I can figure out how to do this myself, I'm thinking of doing a best preacher meme!

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