Richard Hooker and Anglican moral theology / A. J. Joyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, A. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600--Criticism and interpretation--History.

Hooker, Richard.

Christian ethics--Anglican authors.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Hooker is often credited with being the founding father of Anglican moral theology. This book examines in depth the extent to which this claim is justified, and to evaluate the nature of Hooker's contribution to this aspect of Anglican tradition.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations and Conventions; Part I. Orientation; 1. Introduction: Anglicanism, Moral Theology, and the Misappropriation of Richard Hooker; 2. Hooker in Historical Context; 3. Reading Hooker: Rhetoric, Irony, and Wit; Part II. Richard Hooker and Anglican Moral Theology; 4. Hooker's Theological Anthropology; 5. Hooker on the Nature and Authority of Scripture; 6. Hooker and the Moral Life; 7. Moral Principles and Pastoral Practice: Hooker and the Exceptional Case; 8. Hooker's Thinking in Practice: Holy Matrimony; Conclusion: Hooker and Beyond; Bibliography; Index; A

BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-260) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613687562

0-19-161335-5

1-280-77717-6

OCLC:

922971162