The life of Christian doctrine / Mike Higton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higton, Mike, author.

Contributor:

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Christianity--History of doctrines.

Christianity.

Church of England--Doctrines.

Church of England--History of doctrines.

Physical Description:

ix, 275 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2020.

Summary:

"The lives of Christian churches are shaped by doctrinal theology. That is, they are shaped by practices in which ideas about God and God's ways with the world are developed, discussed and deployed. This book explores those practices, and asks why they matter for communities seeking to follow Jesus. Taking the example of the Church of England, this book highlights the embodied, affective and located reality of all doctrinal practices - and the biases and exclusions that mar them. It argues that doctrinal theology can in principle help the church know God better, even though doctrinal theologians do not know God better than their fellow believers. It claims that it can help the church to hear in Scripture challenges to its life, including to its doctrinal theology. It suggests that doctrinal disagreement is inevitable, but that a better quality of doctrinal disagreement is possible. And, finally, it argues that, by encouraging attention to voices that have previously been ignored, doctrinal theology can foster the ongoing discovery of God's surprising work"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Doctrine in the life of the church

1. What is doctrine?

Beginning in the middle

Questions and concerns

The path ahead

Contexts

Terminology

Final comments

2. The story of doctrine in the Church of England

Introduction

Doctrinal diffidence?

Inventing Anglican diffidence

A contested inheritance

Empire and exclusion

The integrity of Anglicanism?

Conclusion

3. Locating doctrine in the Church of England

Ordinary belief

Circulations

Formal theological education

Ecclesiastical deliberation

pt. Two The nature of doctrine

4. The emergence of doctrine

The life of the church

The emergence of doctrine

5. Doctrine and intellectualism

The lure of intellectualism

The knowledge and love of God

6. Doctrine and belief

Doctrine as second order

Belief

Doctrinal theology and ordinary belief

7. Doctrine and scripture

The unchained word

Reading settlements

The call to Christian reading

Reading differently

8. Doctrine and disagreement

Christian disagreement

Beyond separation

Facing disagreement

9. Doctrine and change

Reforming the sinful church

Diligence and disruption

Cries, feasting and intimacy

The dynamics of change

10. Coda: Serving the church

Serving ordinary belief

Dimensions of the task

Illustrations from the Church of England

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

ISBN:

0567687201

9780567687203

OCLC:

1147895809

Publisher Number:

99986231165