The Rule of Christ : Themes in the Theology of James Nayler / by Stuart Masters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masters, Stuart.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Quaker studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.

Naylor, James.

Society of Friends--Doctrines.

Society of Friends.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 The Radical Religious Milieu p. 8

Theme One - The Turn Inwards p. 9

Theme Two - The Kingdom's Come p. 12

Theme Three - Spirit Empowered and Embodied p. 14

Theme Four - Looking Back and Looking Forwards p. 17

Part 2 Christology p. 21

2 The Work of Christ p. 21

The Work of Christ: Four Key Achievements p. 22

The Work of Christ: Sacrifice, Illuminator, and Victor p. 26

The Objective and Subjective Dimensions of Atonement p. 27

Reformed Soteriology and Radical Puritanism p. 29

The Five Points of Calvinism p. 29

The Day of Visitation p. 31

Penal Substitution Atonement p. 31

A Modified Monergism or Minimal Synergism p. 33

Overcoming Calvinist Contradictions p. 33

Perfection and Deification p. 35

The Radical Religious Context p. 36

3 The Way of Christ p. 41

The Way of Adam and the Way of Christ p. 41

Kenotic Yielding to the Will of God p. 44

Defeating Evil by Patient Suffering p. 47

Divine Power Revealed in Weakness p. 52

Kenotic Yielding, Suffering and Weakness in Nayler's Ministry p. 54

Part 3 Practical Theology p. 57

4 Political Theology p. 57

The Role of Earthly Government within a World Gone Wrong p. 57

Earthly Government Has Become Corrupted p. 58

The Divine Rule of Christ the King p. 60

The Lamb's War to Establish Divine Rule p. 61

The Way of God's People in the World p. 63

The Radical Religious Context p. 64

5 Economic Theology p. 67

Life in the First Birth (Adam) p. 68

The Idolatry of Social Hierarchy and Deference p. 68

Warnings to the Rich and Powerful p. 69

Pleas for the Poor and Oppressed p. 71

Life in the New Birth (Christ) p. 71

The Example of Christ and the Apostles p. 72

The Radical Religious Context p. 73

The Loss of This Radical Vision p. 77

6 Ecological Theology p. 78

The Original Goodness of the Creation p. 78

The Fall of Humanity: Loss of Right Relationship p. 79

Life in the First Birth: Devourers of the Creation p. 79

The Work of Christ - A New Humanity and a New Creation p. 80

Life in the New Birth: Goodness and Right Relationship Restored p. 81

The Radical Religious Context p. 82.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 16, 2021).

ISBN:

9789004468733

9004468730

Publisher Number:

40030651826

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.