The Making And Remaking Of Christian Doctrine

Author : Sarah Coakley,David Arthur Pailin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198267398

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The Making and Remaking of Christian Doctrine by Sarah Coakley,David Arthur Pailin Pdf

Maurice Wiles was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford from 1970-1991. To celebrate his seventieth birthday, a group of distinguished friends and colleagues have written this important series of original and perceptive essays on the twin themes of making and remaking Christian doctrine. The topics covered in this thought-provoking collection range from the notion of divine action in Hebrew Wisdom literature to reflections on the nature of the ministry, from the concept of God and the doctrines of Christology and of the Trinity to the character of theological reflection, and from revelation and tradition to the "lex orandi," the nature of interpretation in religion and the historical basis of theological understanding.

Author : Malcolm B. Yarnell,Malcolm B. Yarnell, III
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805440461

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The Formation of Christian Doctrine by Malcolm B. Yarnell,Malcolm B. Yarnell, III Pdf

The Formation of Christian Doctrine is an advanced academic study of how Christian doctrine develops, distinguishing in particular between scholarly term "inventio" and less revelatory process of "invention."

Author : Maurice Wiles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1967-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : UCSC:32106000186905

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The Making of Christian Doctrine by Maurice Wiles Pdf

A paperback edition of this well-known study. Since its first publication in 1967 this book has aroused a lively debate among theologians and practicising clergy. The author had since returned to the discussion (The Remaking of Christian Doctrine, SCM Press 1974) and has stressed the contemporary need to define and develop Christian doctrine. In the earlier work Professor Wiles asks how the early Church fathers' doctrinal affirmations - expressed for example in the Nicene Creed and Chalcedonian Definition - remain valid today when the framework of the fathers' learning and discourse has disappeared. Doctrine was necessary, he argues, to answer objections to Christianity in a largely non-Christian world, to tackle the problem of heresy and to satisfy the desire of Christians to express their faith more deeply. He also considers the sources of doctrinal reasoning - Scripture, the practice of worship and the nature of salvation. These sources are still vital to any development of Christian doctrine today and the author concludes his study with a call for 'the continuation of the same task of interpreting the Church's Scriptures, her worship and her experience of salvation'.

Author : Maurice F. Wiles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036024995

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The Remaking of Christian Doctrine by Maurice F. Wiles Pdf

Author : Schubert M. Ogden
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597528139

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Doing Theology Today by Schubert M. Ogden Pdf

Here is an essential handbook for all those who would Òdo theology today, written by one of America's most distinguished theologians. The book is divided into four parts: -- ÒTheology of Theology, which extends, deepens, and renders more persuasive the author's lines of thought on theological prolegomena -- ÒTheology and Christology, which argues that to do theology today one must be concerned above all with the fundamental questions of God and Jesus -- ÒTheology of Religions, which implies that to do theology today is to do it in a truly global context, in the presence of the plurality of ways of being human, including those represented by non-Christian religions -- ÒTheology in Conversation, which claims that to do theology today is to enter into close and sustained conversation with others who either are or have been engaged in the same task of critical reflection

Author : Mike Higton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567687227

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The Life of Christian Doctrine by Mike Higton Pdf

The lives of Christian churches are shaped by doctrinal theology. That is, they are shaped by practices in which ideas about God and God's ways with the world are developed, discussed and deployed. This book explores those practices, and asks why they matter for communities seeking to follow Jesus. Taking the example of the Church of England, this book highlights the embodied, affective and located reality of all doctrinal practices – and the biases and exclusions that mar them. It argues that doctrinal theology can in principle help the church know God better, even though doctrinal theologians do not know God better than their fellow believers. It claims that it can help the church to hear in Scripture challenges to its life, including to its doctrinal theology. It suggests that doctrinal disagreement is inevitable, but that a better quality of doctrinal disagreement is possible. And, finally, it argues that, by encouraging attention to voices that have previously been ignored, doctrinal theology can foster the ongoing discovery of God's surprising work.

Author : Maurice Wiles
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608999866

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Faith and the Mystery of God by Maurice Wiles Pdf

This book is a lucid examination of the relation between faith and reason in light of the varied forms assumed by Christianity in the past as well as in the present. The backdrop for the examination is change--change in theology, church life, and society itself--and the purpose of the examination is to recall the Christian community to its true function as a unifying force in the world. In an effort to enlighten our future, Wiles shows how the concept of God as Spirit points toward a way of understanding God that does substantial justice both to the main insights of traditional faith and to the critical challenges of contemporary reflection. Faith and the Mystery of God delineates an intimately personal view of Christian faith along with grounds for holding it. Thus it is intended to help people affirm their belief in God in the modern world--in the face of all odds.

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198901464

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The Nature of Christian Doctrine by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

A groundbreaking account of the origins, development, and enduring significance of Christian doctrine, explaining why it remains essential to the life of Christian communities. Noting important parallels between the development of scientific theories and Christian doctrine, Alister E. McGrath examines the growing view of early Christianity as a 'theological laboratory'. We can think of doctrinal formulations as proposals submitted for testing across the Christian world, rather than as static accounts of orthodoxy. This approach fits the available evidence much better than theories of suppressed early orthodoxies and reinforces the importance of debate within the churches as a vital means of testing doctrinal formulations. McGrath offers a robust critique of George Lindbeck's still-influential Nature of Doctrine (1984), raising significant concerns about its reductionist approach. He instead provides a more reliable account of the myriad functions of doctrine, utilising Mary Midgley's concept of 'mapping' as a means of coordinating the multiple aspects of complex phenomena. McGrath's approach also employs Karl Popper's 'Three Worlds', allowing the theoretical, objective, and subjective aspects of doctrine to be seen as essential and interconnected. We see how Christian doctrine offers ontological disclosure about the nature of reality, while at the same time providing a coordinating framework which ensures that its various aspects are seen as parts of a greater whole. Doctrine provides a framework, or standpoint, that allows theological reality to be seen and experienced in a new manner; it safeguards and articulates the core vision of reality that is essential for the proper functioning and future flourishing of Christian communities.

Author : Maurice F. Wiles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334019303

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The Christian Fathers by Maurice F. Wiles Pdf

Professor Wiles has achieved what might almost be termed notoriety for his controversial studies The Making of Christian Doctrine and The Remaking of Christian Doctrine, which have raised far-reaching questions about the meaning and validity of much traditional Christian teaching. As he himself has pointed out, however, the early Christian Fathers are not well-known today, and anyone involved in a discussion of the value of the scheme of theology which they evolved needs at least to know what that scheme was. This book offers an account of patristic thinking which explores the way in which the Fathers considered the main questions of Christian belief: the image of God, the divine Christ, the incarnation, sin and salvation, the sacraments, the church and ethics. Professor Wiles' lucid and sympathetic account will show that he was far more than an iconoclast and provided one of the best available introductions to its theme.

Author : Frances M. Young
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467466288

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Scripture, the Genesis of Doctrine by Frances M. Young Pdf

How did we get from Scripture to creed? Historical criticism has revealed a gap between Scripture and the mainstream doctrines that define Christianity today. Not the least of these are the Trinity and two natures of Christ—widely accepted since the fifth century, but unfounded in historical readings of Scripture. How did these dogmas become so integral to the faith in the first place? Frances M. Young tackles this monumental question in a culmination of decades of biblical and patristic research. The first of two volumes exploring the emergence of doctrine in the early church, Scripture, the Genesis of Doctrine reframes the relationship between Scripture and doctrine according to the intellectual context of the first few centuries CE. Young situates the early Christians’ biblical hermeneutic within the context of Greco-Roman learning without espousing historical relativism. Ultimately, Young argues that the scriptural canon and the Rule of Faith emerged concurrently in the early Church, and both were received as apostolic. The perceived gap between the two may in fact be the product of our modern assumptions rather than an ancient reality. Nuanced and ecumenical, Scripture, the Genesis of Doctrine explores early Christians’ biblical hermeneutic, with an eye toward how we interpret the bible today. Young’s magisterial study holds widespread implications for not only patristics but also exegesis and systematic theology.

Author : Ian S. Markham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118964743

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Understanding Christian Doctrine by Ian S. Markham Pdf

The comprehensive and engaging introduction to contemporary Christianity, revised and updated The second edition of Understanding Christian Doctrine presents a completely updated and revised edition that builds on the most popular features of the first edition to offer a lively overview to the central beliefs of Christianity. Ian S Markham, a noted authority of Christianity, discusses the great thinkers of the Christian tradition and puts them in conversation with contemporary progressive theologies in a book that goes from Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther to Liberationist, Feminist, and Queer theologies. Designed to be a basic primer, the text is written in a manner that assumes the reader has no prior knowledge of theology or Christian doctrine. The book is designed to present the basic options in all the key areas of Christianity as well as information on how to make complex theological decisions. The author tackles all the key questions from creation to eschatology. Furthermore, Markham makes his own distinctive contribution: he argues that theodicy (traditionally seen as a major difficulty with belief) is actually a theme that links many aspects of Christian doctrine. The revised second edition includes a wealth of new information, including: A lively and comprehensive introduction to Christianity that assumes no prior knowledge of the faith An overview to the great thinkers of Christian tradition that puts them in conversation with progressive liberationist theologies Suggestions that help even the most skeptical to learn to understand and possibly embrace theological assertions Breakout boxes that explain the significance of the text’s various philosophical ideas and positions The text is ideal for anyone interested in learning about the foundations of Christianity as well as new ideas about the faith. Christianity is presented in a manner that embraces the richness of the tradition and affirms the central claims of the historical creeds, while engaging with liberationist challenges to the tradition.

Author : Janice McRandal
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451484472

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Christian Doctrine and the Grammar of Difference by Janice McRandal Pdf

Rees argues that the doctrinal narrative of creation, fall, and redemption provides resources to resolve the theological impasse of difference in contemporary feminist theology. The divine economy reveals a God who enters into history and destabilizes fixed binaries and oppressive categories. As created subjects, we are sustained, affirmed, and drawn back into the Triune life, patterns present in liturgy, prayer, and practices of contemplation. The grammar of Christian faith cannot ultimately be uncovered except in prayer, opened beyond itself to a source of life and giving.

Author : Brian Hebblethwaite
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781405137799

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Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrine by Brian Hebblethwaite Pdf

Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrine surveys and comments on recent work by philosophers of religion in the analytic tradition on the doctrines of the Christian creed. Topics covered include creation, Incarnation, Trinity, salvation and eschatology, and the ultimate future of creation. Comprehensive survey of core Christian doctrines

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118874387

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The Christian Theology Reader by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath’s The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content. Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000 years of Christian history Situates each reading within the appropriate historical and theological context with its own introduction, commentary, and study questions Includes new readings on world Christianity and feminist, liberation, and postcolonial theologies, as well as more selections by female theologians and theologians from the developing world Contains additional pedagogical features, such as new discussion questions and case studies, and a robust website with new videos by the author to aid student learning Designed to function as a stand-alone volume, or as a companion to Christian Theology: An Introduction, 6th edition, for a complete overview of the subject

Author : Paul M. Collins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567363879

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The Trinity: A Guide for the Perplexed by Paul M. Collins Pdf

Although the doctrine of the Trinity is a core Christian belief, it remains contested in terms of how it is conceptualized and expressed. This essential guide expounds different conceptual models and the technical language used to express these models. Providing a complete overview, as well as new insights into the area, The Trinity: A Guide for the Perplexed is an essential read for students of Christian Theology.