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F. D. Maurice (1805 72) was a distinguished Christian theologian,
much respected by academics and artists of his day and afterwards.
This volume, originally published in 1951, contains the text of
seven lectures delivered in his honour in 1942 by Arthur Ramsey,
later Archbishop of Canterbury, and covers Maurice's career and his
impact on later students of theology. This book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in Christian socialism or in Maurice's
wider work."
This reissue of Archbishop Ramsey's classic theological study of
Anglican views of the church is important for students of
ecumenism, and for those concerned with the relationship between
Christ and the church in the New Testament. Although some of the
book is dated, its conviction that "the church's meaning lies in
its fulfillment of the sufferings of Christ" and that "every part
of its history is intelligible in terms of the Passion" remains
perceptive and challenging.
Examining Scripture, doctrine, and history, Ramsey paints an
intricate portrait of the church as an example of Christ's death
and resurrection. He explores Eastern orthodox doctrine; explains
the purposes and preconditions of the Reformation; and calls for a
renewal of liturgical worship and reconciliation within the
communion of the saints.
Originally published in 1936 while he was serving as sub-warden
of Lincoln Theological College, this was Ramsey's first book. After
more than seventy years, its wisdom concerning the relationship
between Catholic and Evangelical, and the underlying
complementarities and tensions which characterize the Anglican
tradition, remains theologically sound and biblically astute.
Though the literature about Maurice is growing, I hope that the
distinctive aim of this volume may give it a place within that
literature. I have not attempted to provide a systematic account of
Maurice's teaching, but to trace the theological conflicts which
Maurice faced and to relate them to the chief theological
tendencies of the last 150 years. I do not think that any previous
attempt has been made to evaluate Maurice's teaching on Atonement
and Sacrifice as a whole, or to examine his methods of Biblical
exegesis in relation to subsequent trends of Biblical study. On no
two subjects did Maurice more originally anticipate some of the
theological work of the present day, and speak in a way which comes
home to us with relevance and force.
In this important and distinguished book, the Archbishop of
Canterbury sets out to examine some of the contemporary theological
trends - the concept of secular Christianity, the existentialist
treatment of Christian doctrine and some aspects of New Testament
study. His conclusion is that while the historic faith of
Christianity stands and it is more than ever necessary to assert
its supernatural character, it is oly possible to do so
convincingly if we are ready to learn much from the contemporary
conflicts.
irst published in 1964 and reprinted several times since, the
Archbishop's chapters were given in substance at a mission in the
University of Oxford in 1960. Dr Ramsey has written a fresh preface
and has expanded his remarks, originally limited by their form as
mission addresses, in a number of places. In its new format it will
serve the 197os as well as it served the 196os. 'We recommend this
short book unreservedly to those who wish to find out, in briefest
compass, the essence of the Christian faith and life' (Church
Times). 'Deep but not heavy, and always felicitous ... an admirable
introduction to the Christian Faith, with a graceful appeal to
reason as befits a great Christian humanist' (Times Literary
Supplement).
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