Milton's theological process : reading De doctrina Christiana and Paradise lost / Jason A. Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr, Jason A., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674. De doctrina Christiana.

Milton, John.

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Religion.

Theology in literature.

Theology--Methodology.

Theology.

Genre:

Literary criticism

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This volume proposes a method for reading Milton's De Doctrina Christiana as an artifact of his process of theological thinking rather than as a repository of his doctrinal views. Jason A. Kerr argues that Milton's approach to theology underwent significant change in the course of his work on this treatise.

Contents:

Cover

Ttile

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Note on Sources

Introduction: Reading De Doctrina Christiana

PART ONE PART ONE: SCRIPTURE AND ECCLESIOLOGY

1 Scripture and Literary Form

2 Human Capacity and Scriptural Interpretation

3 Theology and the Church

PART TWO PART TWO: THE SON OF GOD

4 The Form of Book I Chapter 5, ''On the Son of God''

5 The Son of God and Milton's Church

PART THREE PART THREE: PARADISE LOST

Interlude: On De Doctrina Christiana and Paradise Lost

6 The Process of Paradise Lost

Conclusion: On Milton and Theology

Appendix : The Manuscript of De Doctrina Christiana

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Biblical Passages.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 22, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-887510-X

0-19-198725-5

0-19-887509-6

OCLC:

1398633287