God and History
Aspects of British Theology 1875-1914
God and History
Aspects of British Theology 1875-1914
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198263333
Published: 18/06/1992
It is well known that the scientific discoveries of the nineteenth century posed problems for Christian theology. Less well known is the fact that the new understanding of history, developed in the same period, also created a number of difficulties. The realization that Christianity possessed a history of its own, and had changed and developed, raised numerous important questions for theologians and Christians alike. Newman's revised Essay on the Development of Doctrine provides the starting-point for this new and comprehensive survey, in which Peter Hinchliff discusses the ideas of a wide range of theologians from the full spectrum of British Christianity - from Roman Catholics through to theologians from the Churches of England and Scotland, and the Free Church - and their attempts to tackle these questions in the period leading up to the Great War. He proves that this hitherto little studied period in the development of theology is in fact an area of considerable interest and pertinence to historians as much as theologians.
"Peter Hinchliff...has here turned his pen to...the general problem of faith and history at the turn of the twentieth century....Hinchliff's study addresses a need and fills it in admirable fashion....One could hardly do better than rely on a guide as knowledgeable as Hinchliff, whose analysis is marked throughout by patience, sympathy, and an acutely critical eye."--The Journal of Religion"A fine book."--Albion"He illumines a fascinating trail that perceptively identifies many similarities and differences of ideas whose variety could all too easily overwhelm the non-specialist. He reveals his own interests while avoiding the danger of idiosyncracy...Serves the reader well by providing a helpful chronological table, and interesting list of suggestions for further reading, and an excellent index of names and topics."--Theological Studies"A provocative volume that reinforces our understanding that problems of history were as acute for Christian theology in nineteenth-century Britain as any that Darwinism could and did pose. The strength of this volume lies in the cumulative testimony to the significance of these issues for the British Church and society, as well as in the careful delineation of the widely divergent individual views of the participants, despite their commonalities as to gender, social class, education, and, for the most part, affilitation with the religious establishment."--The Historian"A provocative, insightful volume about how British theologians explored the 'Problems raised by new ways of understanding history and its relationship with faith' Hinchliff approaches the topic with a theologian's as well as a historian's eye."--American Historical Review
