Divine Transcendence And The Culture Of Change

In Divine Transcendence and the Culture of Change David H. Hopper explores several significant historical and cultural effects of Reformation theology. In conversation with H. Richard Niebuhr, he examines the theology of Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, John Calvin, and Francis Bacon and shows how these Reformation thinkers' recognition of God's transcendent wisdom in the cross of Christ - over and above human wisdom - ushered in an era of greater liberty and equality, deeper knowledge, and cultural progress.

David H. Hopper is the James Wallace Professor of Religion Emeritus at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. His other books include Technology, Theology, and the Idea of Progress.