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In Search of Authority
Anglican Theological Method from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
In Search of Authority
Anglican Theological Method from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
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Anglican theology has been a hotbed of debate about the
issue of authority since the Reformation. What do we really appeal to when
attempting to decide matters of doctrine, worship, ministry or ethics? The
debate is very much alive today, between Evangelical, Liberal and Catholic
Anglicans around the world. This proposed book focuses on the understanding of authority in Anglican theology.
It looks at the way that
Anglican theologians, in the past and today, have developed their theories of
authority in relation to burning issues. Avis critiques them in a continuous
dialogue or running commentary and set them in an ecumenical context, comparing
Anglican positions with Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant ones.
In each area - Bible, tradition, reason, experience -he sets out a new understanding of authority in a constructive
and persuasive way, moving to a series of overall conclusions and
recommendations. The sharp critiques of various positions will help to make it
the subject of discussion and debate.
Table of Contents
in Anglican theology and their relevance \ 2. Ideas of authority in emerging
Anglicanism: The Reformers, Richard Hooker & the classical Anglican writers
of the 17th century \ 3. Anglican ideas of authority in the age of
Enlightenment and the rise of critical history \ 4. Ideas of authority in
modern Anglicanism: the 19th and 20th centuries \ 5. The
authority and interpretation of the Bible in contemporary Anglicanism: critical
and evangelical views \ 6. 'Everything flows': locating ourselves in tradition
and tradition in ourselves.
Reason: The Cinderella of Anglican theology \ 7. What
authority does Christian experience have for us as Anglicans? \ 8. Can we be
sure? Certitude, probability and faith in the Anglican tradition \ 9. Ecumenical
perspectives on authority: the convergence and conflict of traditions \ 10. The
relevance of problems of authority for Christian apologetics, especially vis à
vis the 'new atheism' \ 11. Summary, conclusions and recommendations
Product details
| Published | Apr 24 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 416 |
| ISBN | 9780567328465 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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