Theological Reflection: Method or Mystique?

Summary This article is a shortened version of the introduction of a book to be published in 2005 entitled Theological Reflection: Methods. In it the authors present seven different methods of TR, and each chapter provides illustrations of how the particular method in question can be identified in Biblical text and through the Christian tradition. A catalytic moment is described when the method becomes recognized for what it is, and then the way each method is used in contemporary times is explored. This preview article sketches out the ground covered in the book.