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Phillips Brooks, author of the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem,
was the rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston for 22
years and the Bishop of Massachusetts for 15 months until his death
in 1893. This volume in the Great American Orators series focuses
on Brooks' oratorical style and the public's response to his
rhetoric. Chesebrough provides a biographical sketch of Brooks'
life emphasizing the development and use of his oratorical skills
and placing him within the secular and ecclesiastical contexts of
his times. Attention is given to Brooks' development as a public
speaker and to his manner of sermon preparation and delivery. Three
of Brooks' sermons are printed in their entirety: Abraham Lincoln,
The Cradle of the Lord, and Help from the Hills, preceded by
introductory remarks and a brief analysis of the sermon. This
examination of Brooks' rhetoric will appeal to scholars of rhetoric
and of American theology and American religious history, especially
Episcopal history.
Night time signifies many things. Apart from the rest and
refreshment that sleep brings, the night is a time for gazing at
the stars, dreaming and loving. For some it means keeping vigil as
they tend the very young, or the sick. For others, it means working
so that others may rest peacefully. For most people, there are
occasions when the night brings no relief: when we are worried or
afraid, trouble never looms larger than in the early sleepless
hours. Yet such times can lead to a richer experience of
intercession, meditation and contemplation. These experiences of
the night are universal and have inspired poetry, prayers,
lullabies, songs and stories down the ages. This wide-ranging
collection is the perfect bedside companion and will help soothe us
to sleep, dispel night time fears and attune us to the gifts and
opportunities that each new day brings.
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.
Newman himself called the Oxford University Sermons, first
published in 1843, the best, not the most perfect, book I have
done'. He added, I mean there is more to develop in it'. Indeed,
the book is a precursor of all his major later works, including
especially the Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine and
the Grammar of Assent. Dealing with the relationship of faith and
reason, the fifteen sermons represent Newman's resolution of the
conflict between heart and head that so troubled believers,
non-believers, and agnostics of the nineteenth century, Their
controversial nature also makes them one of the primary documents
of the Oxford Movement. This new edition provides an introduction
to the sermons, a definitive text with textual variants, extensive
annotation, and appendices containing previously unpublished
material.
In life he was larger than life. He made an immediate and memorable
impact on those he met and with whom he worked. He was incredibly
industrious in all his teaching, speaking, lecturing, composing,
and above all in his writing. In the time others would take to
think through the possibility of authoring a book, Erik would have
gone to his longsuffering and slightly dyslexic typewriter and
completed the manuscript. Gathering with his family at Westminster
Abbey for his memorial service, the idea of a random collection of
essays or a series of personal anecdotes was discarded by the
editors. To appropriately honor this substantial life, something
more systematic was required. Thus the idea for this volume was
born. Each of the contributors, who has benefited in some way from
his friendship, teaching and writing, has examined an area or a
subject in which Erik Rowley has made his mark. Significantly, it
has taken seventeen authors to cover some of the ground where his
footprints are still fresh and the clarity of his voice still
rings.
This book evaluates William Temple's theology and his pursuit of
church unity. It exposes a number of paradoxes and conflicts that
have generally gone under-appreciated in assessments of Temple.
William Temple was one of the most outstanding leaders of the early
ecumenical movement. In many ways his ecumenical efforts provided a
paradigm others have looked to and followed. Through detailed
analysis of primary sources, this study sheds light on several
behind-the-scenes conflicts Temple experienced as he worked toward
church unity. Edward Loane explores the foundation of Temple's work
by analyzing the philosophy and theology that underpinned and
fueled it. The book also exposes the tensions between Temple's
denominational allegiance and his ecumenical convictions-a tension
that, in some ways, undermined his work for reunion. This book
reveals issues that contemporary Christians need to grapple with as
they seek to further church unity.
The conventional picture of Benjamin Jowett (1817-93) is of the
outstanding educator, the famous master of Balliol College, Oxford,
whose pupils were extremely influential in the public life of
Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. However, he
is also recognized as a theologian since he contributed an essay
'On the Interpretation of Scripture' to Essays and Reviews, a
collection published in 1860; the book's liberalism aroused great
controversy, and it was eventually synodically condemned in 1864.
It has been thought that having got into trouble over his essay,
Jowett abandoned theology and became a purely secular figure. This
book attempts to identify the ideas which caused Jowett to develop
his theology, the thinkers who influenced him and how his own
religious ideas evolved. It argues that, after the Essays and
Reviews controversy, he deliberately chose to disseminate those
ideas through the college of which he became master. It also shows
how he influenced other religious thinkers and theologians of the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that he was
more important in the history of English theology than is usually
recognized.
Timothy Connor shows how Donald MacKinnon's extension concept of
kenosis to the doctrine of the Church offers a critical corrective
to ecclesiological triumphalism. This book explores those aspects
of Donald MacKinnon's theological writings which challenge the
claim of the liberal Catholic tradition in the Church of England to
have forged an ecclesiological consensus, namely that the Church is
the extension of the incarnation. MacKinnon destabilized this claim
by exposing the wide gulf between theory and practice in that
church, especially in his own Anglo-Catholic tradition within it.
For him the collapse of Christendom is the occasion for a
dialectical reconstruction of the relation of the Church to Jesus
Christ and to the world on the basis of the gospel. His basic claim
is that authentic ecclesial existence must correspond with what was
revealed and effected by Jesus along his way from Galilee to
Jerusalem to Galilee. Reflection on the Church thus takes the form
of a lived response shaped by a Christocentric grammar of faith:
the submission of the church to Jesus' contemporaneous
interrogation, a sustained attentiveness to him and the willing
embrace of his 'hour'. "T&T Clark Studies in Systematic
Theology" is a series of monographs in the field of Christian
doctrine, with a particular focus on constructive engagement with
major topics through historical analysis or contemporary
restatement.
The high church movement within the Episcopal Church was
antithetical to both the intellectual and social worlds of
antebellum America, for it challenged the underlying assumptions of
evangelicalism and held itself aloof from reform impulses. This
book by Robert Bruce Mullin-the first to study the high church
movement from the context of nineteenth-century American
culture-discusses how the spiritual descendents of those who
harassed the Pilgrims out of England defined themselves in an
America that was "the land of the Pilgrims' pride." Mullin
discusses the problems that faced the Episcopal Church after the
American Revolution, analyzes the intellectual currents in
Anglicanism of this period, and sketches the backgrounds of the
chief individuals involved with the high church revival-in
particular, John Henry Hobart, later bishop of New York. He shows
how Hobart's theological and social-alternative synthesis, which
called for a radical division between church and state, provoked
controversy with evangelical Protestants on issues as diverse as
theology, revivalism, temperance, and slavery. Tracing the history
of the Episcopal Church from the early nineteenth century, when it
was seen as an ark of refuge by critics of the "excesses" of
evangelicalism, to 1870, when the antebellum high church synthesis
had largely collapsed, Mullin explains its success and subsequent
decline. Mullin's examination of the high church movement not only
sheds light on the reasons for the flourishing of this alternative
social and intellectual vision but also helps to account for the
general crisis that confronted all American religious communities
at the end of the century. In addition, his reconstruction of the
tension between high church Episcopalians and evangelical
Protestants provides a new historical perspective from which to
view the larger debate over the nature and direction of the
antebellum nation.
History will remember Desmond Tutu, who has been called South
Africa's Martin Luther King, Jr., as a great leader in the struggle
against apartheid. In this new biography, which includes original
quotations from the author's interviews with Tutu, readers will
follow the steady progress of a boy and man who has held an
irrepressible faith in humankind and his God. They will learn about
his family, schooling, important mentors, and extraordinary career
trajectory in South Africa and abroad. Now retired, Tutu's
accomplishments and contributions to the world can be fully
appreciated. The clear explanation of the policy of apartheid, how
it affected Tutu and his family, and how he helped to bring it
crashing down will affect and inform students as no history alone
can. They will marvel over his sparkling wit and effervescent
personality, his nonviolent stance in the face of intense racial
hatred and harassment, and his persistence against enormous odds.
This will be an effortless, enjoyable, enlightening and inspiring
read.
Originating in 1867 under the presidency of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference has proactively shaped the
modern world by influencing areas as diverse as the ecumenical
movement, post-war international relations, and the spiritual lives
of hundreds of millions. A team of distinguished scholars from
around the world now detail the historical legacy, theological
meaning, and pastoral purpose of the Anglican Communion's decennial
councils. The next Lambeth Conference will be crucial for the
Anglican Communion, which is currently afflicted by destructive
tensions over matters long central to Christian identity, such as
the nature of holy orders, the definition of sexual morality, and
the scope of ecclesial authority. Whether in supplication or
celebration, both nurtured by diverse cultural contexts and
furthered by the scope of ecumenical horizons, these essays break
new ground. The Lambeth Conference is a faithful testament to
generations past, and a spur to the ongoing restoration of Anglican
theology and devotion in the present.
John Foxe's ground-breaking chronicle of Christian saints and
martyrs put to death over centuries remains a landmark text of
religious history. The persecution of Christians was for centuries
a fact of living in Europe. Adherence to the faith was a great
personal risk, with the Roman Empire leading the first of such
persecutions against early Christian believers. Many were
crucified, put to the sword, or burned alive - gruesome forms of
death designed to terrify and discourage others from following the
same beliefs. Appearing in 1563, Foxe's chronicle of Christian
suffering proved a great success among Protestants. It gave
literate Christians the ability to discover and read about brave
believers who died for expressing their religion, much as did Jesus
Christ. Perhaps in foretelling, the final chapter of the book
focuses upon the earliest Christian missions abroad: these, to the
Americas, Asia and other locales, would indeed see many more
martyrs put to death by the local populations.
Grace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation
to the freedom of the will in Reformed or "Calvinist" theology in
the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. It focuses on the
work of the English Reformed theologian William Perkins, especially
his role as an apologist of the Church of England, defending its
theology against the Roman Catholic polemic, and specifically
against the charge that Reformed theology denies human free choice.
Perkins and his Reformed contemporaries affirm that salvation
occurs by grace alone and that God is the ultimate cause of all
things, but they also insist on the freedom of the human will and
specifically the freedom of choice in a way that does not conform
to modern notions of "libertarian freedom" or "compatibilism." In
developing this position, Perkins drew on the thought of Reformers
such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Zacharias Ursinus, on the nuanced
positions of medieval scholastics, and several contemporary Roman
Catholic representatives of the so-called "second scholasticism."
His work was a major contribution to early modern Reformed thought
both in England and on the continent. His influence in England
extended both to the Reformed heritage of the Church of England and
to English Puritanism. On the continent, his work contributed to
the main lines of Reformed orthodoxy and to the piety of the Dutch
Second Reformation.
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.
European Pentecostalism was fortunate in having the wise and
balanced leadership of the evangelical Anglican Alexander Boddy at
its disposal during the formative years of the early 1900s. This
wellresearched and vivid book tells the story of how Boddy helped
to define the doctrine and stance of the first generation of
Pentecostals. Wakefield brings to life the vigorous discussion of
charismata that occupied the minds of early Spiritfilled believers.
He charts Boddys training, explains his beliefs and his
spirituality, records his personal and pastoral work in
northeastern England and explains the style and direction of his
leadership. Boddy was an important figure, even a great man and now
for the first time a fulllength biography of his life and work is
available.
J. C. Ryle's classic guide for Christians, wherein he outlines the
principles of sin, sanctification, spiritual growth and the
importance of Christ is published here complete. The spiritual
excellence displayed in J. C. Ryle's writings cannot be
underestimated: a lengthy introduction tells us the seven
aspirations which Ryle holds when teaching his fellow Christian.
Delving into great detail to explain each aim, and supporting his
statements by citing scripture, the author displays an impressive
devotion both to the Lord and to all believers who choose to read
his words. Moses is identified as being foremost among God's
saints, standing among the best examples of men ever lived. His
surrender of a high ranked position, his abstentious attitude to
worldly pleasures and wealth, and his opting for an ascetic life
full of hardships and pain in service of the Lord are mentioned.
Moses' followers were despised by others, yet he took up and
ultimately proved their cause.
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