Richard Hooker and the Vision of God
Miller, Charles.
Richard Hooker and the Vision of God Exploring the Origins of 'Anglicanism'. [electronic resource] : - James Clarke and Co, 2013. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-342) and indexes.
Why study Richard Hooker? -- 'That glorious beam of the English Church': the man and his world -- 'The weight of this requireth largenesse': the big picture -- 'That light which none can approach unto': God -- 'To shew beneficence and grace': creation -- 'The noblest creature in the world': humankind -- 'A way mystical and supernatural': scripture -- 'Life and light eternal': Jesus Christ -- 'Generative force and virtue': the Holy Spirit and grace -- 'The sovereign observances of God's grace': worship and sacraments -- 'The signs of God's love': baptism and the Eucharist -- 'A holy rule of doing well': faith and works -- 'The science of things divine': theology and doctrine -- 'Our good: our sovereign good': moral theology -- 'Our desire to behold God': spiritual theology -- 'That visible mystical body': ecclesiology -- 'The public ministry of holy things': ministry -- 'The laws by which we live': political theology.
Finally filling the gap between specialist volumes and 'companion texts', Charles Miller's rigorous and well written exploration of the works and theology of Richard Hooker is a comprehensive and critical testament to one of the most important founders of Anglican thoughtMiller introduces the main theological topics in Hooker's writings and identifies his distinctive contribution to the emergence of Anglicanism via discussion of such themes as Hooker's conception of God, of Mankind and of the place of Scripture in the Church. These discussions are deeply founded on Hooker's own works and Mille.
1299717853 9781299717855 9780227902035 0227902033 9780227902059 022790205X
503036 MIL 8D878544-ADA4-46D2-B0B7-85F67B45F96F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1cg788c JSTOR
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600.
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600.
Theologians--England.
Anglicans--England.
Theology, Doctrinal.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Anglicans.
Theologians.
Theology, Doctrinal.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
England.
Electronic books.
BX5199.H813 / M55 2013eb
230.3
Richard Hooker and the Vision of God Exploring the Origins of 'Anglicanism'. [electronic resource] : - James Clarke and Co, 2013. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-342) and indexes.
Why study Richard Hooker? -- 'That glorious beam of the English Church': the man and his world -- 'The weight of this requireth largenesse': the big picture -- 'That light which none can approach unto': God -- 'To shew beneficence and grace': creation -- 'The noblest creature in the world': humankind -- 'A way mystical and supernatural': scripture -- 'Life and light eternal': Jesus Christ -- 'Generative force and virtue': the Holy Spirit and grace -- 'The sovereign observances of God's grace': worship and sacraments -- 'The signs of God's love': baptism and the Eucharist -- 'A holy rule of doing well': faith and works -- 'The science of things divine': theology and doctrine -- 'Our good: our sovereign good': moral theology -- 'Our desire to behold God': spiritual theology -- 'That visible mystical body': ecclesiology -- 'The public ministry of holy things': ministry -- 'The laws by which we live': political theology.
Finally filling the gap between specialist volumes and 'companion texts', Charles Miller's rigorous and well written exploration of the works and theology of Richard Hooker is a comprehensive and critical testament to one of the most important founders of Anglican thoughtMiller introduces the main theological topics in Hooker's writings and identifies his distinctive contribution to the emergence of Anglicanism via discussion of such themes as Hooker's conception of God, of Mankind and of the place of Scripture in the Church. These discussions are deeply founded on Hooker's own works and Mille.
1299717853 9781299717855 9780227902035 0227902033 9780227902059 022790205X
503036 MIL 8D878544-ADA4-46D2-B0B7-85F67B45F96F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1cg788c JSTOR
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600.
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600.
Theologians--England.
Anglicans--England.
Theology, Doctrinal.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Anglicans.
Theologians.
Theology, Doctrinal.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
England.
Electronic books.
BX5199.H813 / M55 2013eb
230.3
