Ford Watson, Dr. JoAnn2019-09-252019-09-252016-07-201990http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/155216"This review will briefly discuss the contents of each of these volumes by Oden. These works represent the first two of a three volume systematic theology written by a major Protestant American theologian. Volume III will be titled, Life in the Spirit and will deal with the Holy Spirit, Church, sacraments, and the Christian life. Oden' s theology focuses on the development of "post modem orthodoxy" first stated in his Agendafor Theology (1979). "Post modem orthodoxy" for Oden is a contemporary reappropriation of classical orthodoxy. Oden states in The Living God, "Post modern orthodoxy is Christian teaching that, having passed through a deep engagement in the assumptions of modernity, has rediscovered the vitality of the ancient ecumenical Christian tradition" (Vol. I, p. 323). "Post modern orthodoxy," Oden declares, stands in contrast to pre-modern reformed systematic theology such as Charles Hodge's or modern accommodationist systematic theology such as Paul Tillich's (Vol. 1, p. 329)"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderHoly SpiritChurchChristian life.post modem orthodoxyReligious ethicsDogmaticsHoly SpiritCreeds, confessionsEcclesiologyArticle