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Alister McGrath
Anglican Enlightenment
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Bible
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Christian faith
Christian theology
Colin Gunton
Coming of Age
Deism
Edward Shils
Enlightenment
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French Enlightenment
Gadamer
idolatry
Jewish theology
Karl Barth
metaphysical theology
reason
revisionist historiography
Roman Catholic theology
Rosseau
Rowan Williams
theological interpretation
tradition
Product details
- ISBN 9780567705655
- Weight: 620g
- Dimensions: 144 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Dec 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Challenging the common assumption that the Enlightenment of the late seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries was an essentially secular, irreligious and atheistic movement, this book critiques this standard interpretation as based on a narrow view of Enlightenment sources.
Building on the work of revisionist historians, this volume takes the argument squarely into the theological domain, whether Anglican, Dissenting, Lutheran or deistic, whilst also noting that the Enlightenment deeply affected Roman Catholic and Jewish theologies. It challenges the stereotype of ‘Enlightenment rationalism’, and the penultimate chapter brings out the biblical and ecclesial roots of the image of enlightenment and reclaims it for Christian faith.
Paul Avis is Honorary Professor in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK, as well as Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of Ecclesiology.
