Anglican Approaches to Scripture From the

Many of the controversial religious debates of our day grow out of disagreements about how to interpret scripture correctly. Is it a historical or theological text? How do we address the apparent contradictions? InAnglican Approaches to Scripture, the sequel to ATB Book of the YearChristian Hope and Christian Life, Greer shows the multi-layered Anglican tradition of what scripture is and how it is to be interpreted.

Rowen A. Greer is Professor Emeritus of Yale University Divinity School.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
A Foreword Written Afterwards	p. ix
The Sufficiency of Scripture	p. x
Interpreting Scripture	p. xvi
Presuppositions and Prejudices	p. xxv
The Bible Moves to Center Stage: 1529-1603	p. 1
The Henrician Reformation: Scripture in the Wings	p. 2
The Edwardine Reformation: Scripture Attains Center Stage	p. 6
The Elizabethan Settlement: What Does "Center Stage" for the Bible Mean?	p. 9
The "Triple Cord"	p. 13
Richard Hooker (c. 1554-1600)	p. 15
The Lively Oracles of God: 1603-1660	p. 32
Joseph Hall (1574-1656)	p. 34
William Chillingworth (1602-1644)	p. 42
Henry Hammond (1605-1660)	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 59
The Ambiguous Alliance of Scripture and Nature	p. 62
Nature as an Ally of Scripture	p. 63
The Latitudinarians	p. 69
Deism	p. 77
Two Responses to Deism	p. 80
An Evangelical Return to Scripture Alone	p. 87
Conclusion	p. 93
Making Friends with History: The Nineteenth Century	p. 95
Newman and Maurice	p. 97
Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893)	p. 109
William Sanday (1843-1920)	p. 115
William Gladstone (1809-1898)	p. 123
Conclusion	p. 127
Keeping History as a Friend of Faith: The Last Century	p. 128
History as the Facts	p. 129
History as Religious Experience	p. 139
History as the Record of Revelation and Response	p. 146
Scripture as Story	p. 155
Conclusion	p. 159
An Inconclusive Conclusion	p. 161
The Bible: Historical Criticism	p. 171
The Bible: Theology	p. 185
The Church	p. 188
Discussion Questions	p. 197
Notes	p. 201
Bibliography of Works Consulted	p. 230
Index	p. 235
About the Author	p. 246
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Anglican Approaches to Scripture From the Reformation to the Present

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