|
|
Title: |
â Born Againâ : A Portrait and Analysis of the Doctrine of Regeneration within Evangelical Protestantism |
Search Result:
| By (author): |
Stephen J. Hamilton Series edited by: Hans-Günter Heimbrock, Trygve Wyller, Stefanie Knauss, Hans-Joachim Sander, Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati, Jens Kreinath |
| ISBN10-13: |
3525604572 : 9783525604571 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
232x155x3mm |
| Pages: |
348 |
| Weight: |
.706 Kg. |
| Published: |
- April 2017 |
| List Price: |
114.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Christian theology |
| Stephen J. Hamilton attempts to create a â portraitâ of â born-againâ Christianity by providing a general introduction to the doctrine of regeneration, including its development in modernity, as well as short exegeses of relevant scriptural texts, followed by a close reading of four theologians â Philipp Jakob Spener, Jonathan Edwards, Friedrich D.E. Schleiermacher, and Charles G. Finney â who all associate the doctrine of regeneration with an experience of presence in the individual believer. In light of these analyses, he then traces a general theological structure of the â born-againâ understanding of regeneration, including a catalogue of theological issues over which there is significant disagreement, in order to create a topography of â born-againâ theologies. In the final section, he applies these results to contemporary conversion narratives of non-theologians. It is in such conversion narratives, the author argues, that theologians can discover an implicit, â livedâ theology that reveals how doctrines are perceived and put into practice among Christians. Accordingly, this is to be understood as the result of the creative reciprocity between (often tacit) theological convictions and the experiences of the Christian life. The final chapter, as a coda to the entire work, offers some concluding reflections on the present cultural and political situation in the USA pertaining to â born-againâ Christianity and argues against any oversimplifications of the relationship between â born-againâ theologies, culture, and politics. |
|
|
Item added to 
.png "Click here for catalogues")
