The Neo-orthodox Theology of W.w. Bryden - Brossura

Vissers, John A.

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ISBN 10: 0227173708 ISBN 13: 9780227173701

Casa editrice: James Clarke, 2011

Riassunto

"Vissers' splendid study of Walter Bryden introduces a new generation to the importance of a leading scholar who in the 1930s introduced the emerging 'neo-orthodoxy' of Karl Barth to the Canadian church and to key students who themselves became significant theologians. Reacting to the idealism and rationalism of his times, in sharp contrast to the prevailing Liberal Theology, Bryden - like Barth - emphasized God's definitive revelation in Jesus Christ who pronounces a Judging-Saving Word to the world. A theology of God's Word and Spirit is the true source for the church's renewal. Bryden's influence in the Canadian Presbyterian Church was monumental as he worked out the implications of Barth's theological approach for his Canadian context. Vissers' study engagingly conveys the thought and influence of Bryden who called the church to theological engagement with issues that are still of vital importance today." - Donald K. McKim

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Recensione:

'John Vissers offers a compelling analysis of the work of a key figure in the history of Canadian Protestant theology and church life in the first half of the twentieth century. Bryden's preoccupation with, and love for the gospel of revelation, learned in part from engagement with Barth, and his deep sense of the gospel's power transfigure philosophical and theological thought, the mission of the church, and the life of society, are all laid out with clarity and discrimination, and with comprehensive awareness of their setting in the history of Canadian Christianity. If theology and the church often find their way forward by listening to past testimonies, Bryden's work surely deserves the attentive recall which this book presents.'
--Professor John Webster, King's College Aberdeen, 13 January 2012

Vissers' study engagingly conveys the thought and influence of Bryden who called the church to theological engagement with issues that are still of vital importance today. --Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.1, 2013

L'autore:

John A. Vissers is Principal at The Presbyterian College in Montreal. He is also Director of the Montreal School of Theology and Faculty Lecturer in Christian Theology at McGill University.

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• Editore: James Clarke
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0227173708
• ISBN 13: 9780227173701
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 297