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'Solved by sacrifice' : Austin Farrer, fideism, and the evidence of faith

open access: yes, 2010
CHAPTER ONE: A perennial (if controversial) concern in both theology and philosophy of religion is whether religious belief is ‘reasonable’. Austin Farrer (1904-1968) is widely thought to affirm a positive answer to this concern.
MacSwain, Robert Carroll
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Introduction: The Rationale for This Special Issue☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This introduction outlines the rationale and scope of our special issue examining Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine (2024). It contextualizes McGrath’s work within ongoing debates about doctrine’s nature since George Lindbeck’s influential typology, then presents six critical responses from scholars in historical theology ...
Michael Borowski, Gijsbert van den Brink
wiley   +1 more source

Being in encounter : toward a post-critical theology of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities : with special reference to Karl Barth's 'Church dogmatics' III:2

open access: yes, 2009
This study is an exercise in understanding both doctrinally and pastorally the nature of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities. Its central question is: “How might one know the Word of God without words?” At present, no extended ...
Demmons, Tracy Allison
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Early Interaction Between Scripture, Rule of Faith, and Evolving Christian Doctrine and Tradition: A Response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
wiley   +1 more source

Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
wiley   +1 more source

Eros as the Meeting of Ecstasies in Christ: The Eucharistic Link between Divine and Human Love in Dionysius the Areopagite

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Dionysius's vision of eros as a meeting of reciprocal ecstasies – where lover and beloved each pass out of themselves and into the other – has often been read as unifying dimensions of love otherwise thought to stand in tension, such as giving and receiving.
Noah Karger
wiley   +1 more source

Practical theology: the past, present and future of a concept

open access: yes, 2017
This paper argues that if practical theology is to be sustainable in the academy it must engage more closely with Scripture, doctrine and tradition and, in so doing, attempt to address the whole of material life.
Grumett, David
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