Why study the past? : the quest for the historical church / Rowan Williams

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018Edition: American editionDescription: xi, 129 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0802876471
  • 9780802876478
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Contents:
1. Making history : what do we expect from the past? -- 2. Resident aliens : the identity of the early church -- 3. Grace alone : continuity and novelty in the Reformation era -- 4. History and renewal : the records of the body of Christ.
Summary: "The well-worn saying about being condemned to repeat the history we do not know applies to church history as much as to any other area of history. But how can we discern what lessons we need to learn from the many centuries of church history? In this small but thoughtful volume, respected theologian and churchman Rowan Williams opens up a theological approach to history, an approach that is both nonpartisan and relevant to the church's present needs. As he reflects on how we consider the past in general, Williams suggests that church history remains important not so much for winning arguments as for clarifying who we are as time-bound human beings. Williams particularly addresses North American readers in his new preface to this perennially timely invitation to remember who we are." --Amazon.
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The contents of this book were originally presented in May 2003 as part of the Sarum Theological Lectures series. - - t.p. verso.

"This edition with a new preface published 2018 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co." - - Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-125) and index.

1. Making history : what do we expect from the past? -- 2. Resident aliens : the identity of the early church -- 3. Grace alone : continuity and novelty in the Reformation era -- 4. History and renewal : the records of the body of Christ.

"The well-worn saying about being condemned to repeat the history we do not know applies to church history as much as to any other area of history. But how can we discern what lessons we need to learn from the many centuries of church history? In this small but thoughtful volume, respected theologian and churchman Rowan Williams opens up a theological approach to history, an approach that is both nonpartisan and relevant to the church's present needs. As he reflects on how we consider the past in general, Williams suggests that church history remains important not so much for winning arguments as for clarifying who we are as time-bound human beings. Williams particularly addresses North American readers in his new preface to this perennially timely invitation to remember who we are." --Amazon.

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