Divine Eloquence and Human Transformation: Rethinking Scripture and History Through Gregory of Nazianzus and Hans Frei (Emerging Scholars) - Softcover

Fulford, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451465483 ISBN 13: 9781451465488

Verlag: Fortress Press,U.S., 2013

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Key to a theology of scripture are the important issues of history, consciousness, rhetoric, and how theology functions in relation to interpretation of Christianitys religious texts.Seeking to address a critical problem in theology and the interpretation of scripture raised by modern historical consciousness, Ben Fulford argues for a densely historical and theological reading of scripture centered in a Christological rubric. The argument herein uncovers a figural pattern of divine action and presence in the sacred texts.

Tracing the problem through the modern theological heritage, the author turns to a comparative account of theologically patterned reading represented by patristic theology in Gregory of Nazianzus and postliberal theology in its pivotal founder, Hans Frei. The book addresses the challenge of historicity and historical consciousness, argues for the relevance of pre-modern approaches to scripture, and offers a fresh and extensive account of two salient figures from the early and contemporary tradition, thus enacting a theology of retrieval as a resource on a present issue of vital importance.

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Ben Fulford received his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge and is lecturer in systematic theology in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester. His volume Divine Eloquence and Human Transformation is based on a dissertation completed at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of A. N. Williams.

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• Verlag: Fortress Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1451465483
• ISBN 13: 9781451465488
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 301
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