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Anglican approaches to Scripture : from the Reformation to the present / Rowan A. Greer.
Van Pelt - Yarnall Collection BS500 .G74 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greer, Rowan A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Bible.
- History.
- Anglican Communion--Doctrines.
- Anglican Communion.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., [2006]
- Summary:
- Many controversial religious debates of our day center on how to interpret scripture correctly. Is it historical or theological? How do we address contradictions? Greer shows the multi-layered Anglican tradition of what scripture is and how to interpret it.
- Contents:
- The Bible moves to center stage : 1529
- 1603
- The lively oracles of God : 1603-1660
- The ambiguous alliance of Scripture and nature
- Making friends with history : the nineteenth century
- Keeping history as a friend of faith : the last century
- An inconclusive conclusion.
- Notes:
- "A Herder & Herder book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0824523687
- OCLC:
- 64442826
- Publisher Number:
- 9780824523688
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