Scripture, skepticism, and the character of God: the theology of Henry Mansel
Kant and Anglican Theology in the Nineteenth Century -- Anglican Apologetics and the Limits of Religious Thought -- Mansel and the Theology of Skepticism -- Mansel and the Theology of Scripture -- Mansel among the Idealists -- Mansel in the Twentieth Century.
| Subtitles: | Theology of Henry Mansel |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Montreal Kingston London Chicago
McGill-Queen's University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mansel, Henry Longueville 1820-1871
/ Great Britain
/ Theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion ; Philosophy
B Mansel, Henry Longueville (1820-1871) B Biography B Religion Philosophy History 19th century B History B Mansel, Henry Longueville |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Neufeld, Dane, 1983-: Scripture, skepticism, and the character of God. - Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019. - 077355825X |
| Summary: | Kant and Anglican Theology in the Nineteenth Century -- Anglican Apologetics and the Limits of Religious Thought -- Mansel and the Theology of Skepticism -- Mansel and the Theology of Scripture -- Mansel among the Idealists -- Mansel in the Twentieth Century. "During a period of great religious upheaval Anglican philosopher and ecclesiastic Henry Longueville Mansel (1820-1871) became famous for his 1858 Bampton Lectures, which sought to defend traditional faith by employing a skeptical philosophy. Understanding Mansel and the passionate debate that surrounded his career provides insight into the current struggle for ancient religions to articulate their traditions in a modern world. In Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God Dane Neufeld explores the life and thought of the now forgotten nineteenth-century theologian. Examining the ideological differences between this philosopher and his contemporaries, Neufeld makes a case for the coherence of Mansel's position and traces the vestiges of his thought through the generations that followed him. Mansel found himself at the centre of an explosive debate in the church, concerning the Christian scriptures and the moral character of the God they described. Though the rise of science is often credited with provoking a crisis of doubt in the nineteenth century, shifting ideas about humanity and God were just as central to the spiritual unrest of the era. Mansel's central argument, that the entire Bible must be read as a unified witness to the reality of God, provoked disagreement among theologians, churchmen, and free thinkers alike who were uncomfortable with certain aspects of the scriptural portrayal of God's activity and character. Mansel's attempt to reconcile theological skepticism with scripturalism was misunderstood. He was branded a hopeless fideist by the free thinkers and a dangerous skeptic by high, broad, and evangelical churchmen alike. Many of the controversies in contemporary Christianity concern the collision between modern morality and biblical renderings of God. Neufeld argues that Henry Mansel, while a deeply polarizing figure, brought clarity and precision to this debate by exposing what was at stake for Christian belief and biblical interpretation in the Victorian period."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0773557504 |