Schools of faith : essays on theology, ethics and education in honour of Iain R. Torrance / edited by David Fergusson, Bruce McCormack.
Series: T & T Clark theologyPublication details: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : T & T Clark, ©2019Description: xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780567667939
- 0567667936
- 9780567667953
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | BSOP Library | GC | BR50 Sch6 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00058161 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Very Rev. Professor Iain R. Torrance / David Fergusson -- West Midlands foray / Nicholas Peter Harvey -- The life of the text / David Parker -- Creation: a catalyst shaping early Christian life and thought / Frances Young -- Theodore of Mopsuestia and the allegorical method in liturgical commentaries / Bryan Spinks -- Study as spiritual formation / Ellen T. Charry -- The logic of incarnation and the problem of the extra calvinisticum / Ian A. McFarland -- The King James Bible in Scotland / David Fergusson -- Jonathan Edwards: Panentheist or pantheist? / Oliver D. Crisp -- Scotland and Princeton / Gordon Graham -- Schleiermacher's trinitarian 'realism' / Bruce McCormack -- The place of prayer in theological method: a conversation with Sarah Coakley / James E Kay -- Christian self-formation and the meaning of baptism / Kathryn Tanner -- Real insights along false paths: with Karl Barth and against the stream in theological ethics / Paul T. Nimmo -- Telling the story of gaudium et spes: George Lindbeck and the Catholic rediscovery of eschatology / Francesca Murphy -- The divine action 'problem'? an Eastern Orthodox challenge to science and theology / Sarah Lane Ritchie -- Christianity and China: looking forward / George Newlands -- Mainstream minority: the public identity of the Church of Scotland / William Storrar -- Can we trust the church? / Linda Woodhead -- Military chaplaincy, Christian witness and the ethics of war / Nigel Biggar -- Religious discourse and the public forum / Phee Seng Kang -- God, discipleship and meaning in Rainer Maria Rilke and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali / Mona Siddiqui -- The theological and educational promise of scriptural reasoning / David F. Ford -- The minister: Some literary perspectives / Alison Jack -- The significance of new humanities for current theological education in the context of the Korean Church / Young-Sang Ro -- Searching for gravitas / M. Craig Barnes -- Wisdom in a wikipedia world: education, ecumenism and leadership in an age of globalization / Neal D. Presa
"Schools of Faith represents a diversity of essays from scholars in several continents. The contributors, all leading theologians and ethicists, offer reflections on historical and contemporary themes which are significant for wider debates in theological education and church life in today's world. The range of contributor and content provides a fitting tribute to the work of Iain R. Torrance over many years. Amid the numerous subjects discussed, the authors focus on liturgy, textual criticism, public theology, the ethics of war, Christian doctrine, divine action, ecumenism, inter-faith dialogue, spiritual formation, the office of the minister, and the interface between religion and literature. The multi-faceted nature of this collection signifies its importance for historical, systematic and practical theology."--