Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology : From the Fathers to Feminism.
Abraham, William J.
Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology : From the Fathers to Feminism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (525 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Contents -- 1. Orientation: Authority, Canon, and Criterion -- 2. The Emergence of the Canonical Heritage of the Church -- 3. Canonical Division between East and West -- 4. Canon and Scientia -- 5. Theological Foundationalism -- 6. The Epistemic Fortunes of Sola Scriptura -- 7. Initiation into the Rule of Truth -- 8. Canonical Synthesis: The Anglican Via Media -- 9. The Rule of Reason -- 10. Theology within the Limits of Experience Alone -- 11. The Canons of Common Sense -- 12. The Rough Intellectualist Road of a Sound Epistemology -- 13. More Light Amid the Encircling Gloom -- 14. Ending the Great Misery of Protestantism -- 15. Digging Still Deeper for Firm Ground -- 16. Feminism and the Transgressing of Canonical Boundaries -- 17. The Canonical Heritage and the Epistemology of Theology -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
This book provides an original and important narrative on the significance of canon in the Christian tradition. Abraham shows that the move to treat canon as a criterion of truth has had unsuspecting consequences for the history of theology and philosophy, from the Fathers to modern feminist theology.
9780191520617
Bible -- Canon.
Authority -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).
Theology -- Methodology.
Electronic books.
BS465.A25 1998
230/.01
Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology : From the Fathers to Feminism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (525 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Contents -- 1. Orientation: Authority, Canon, and Criterion -- 2. The Emergence of the Canonical Heritage of the Church -- 3. Canonical Division between East and West -- 4. Canon and Scientia -- 5. Theological Foundationalism -- 6. The Epistemic Fortunes of Sola Scriptura -- 7. Initiation into the Rule of Truth -- 8. Canonical Synthesis: The Anglican Via Media -- 9. The Rule of Reason -- 10. Theology within the Limits of Experience Alone -- 11. The Canons of Common Sense -- 12. The Rough Intellectualist Road of a Sound Epistemology -- 13. More Light Amid the Encircling Gloom -- 14. Ending the Great Misery of Protestantism -- 15. Digging Still Deeper for Firm Ground -- 16. Feminism and the Transgressing of Canonical Boundaries -- 17. The Canonical Heritage and the Epistemology of Theology -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
This book provides an original and important narrative on the significance of canon in the Christian tradition. Abraham shows that the move to treat canon as a criterion of truth has had unsuspecting consequences for the history of theology and philosophy, from the Fathers to modern feminist theology.
9780191520617
Bible -- Canon.
Authority -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).
Theology -- Methodology.
Electronic books.
BS465.A25 1998
230/.01