Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology by Andrew Louth (Engl

Description: Discerning the Mystery by Andrew Louth An assessment of the effects of Enlightenment thought on theology. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book seeks to exorcize the spectre of the Enlightenment by drawing on H. G. Gadamers demonstration of `how little the traditions in which we stand are weakened by the legacy of the Enlightenment. It then applies these insights to theology where the importance of tradition and the unity between theology and spirituality are rediscovered. Author Biography Louth is professor of patristic and Byzantine studies in the department of theology at the University of Durham (England). Table of Contents Dissociation of sensibility; the legacy of the enlightenment; science and mystery; tradition and the tacit; return to allegory; living the mystery. Review `a Yeatsian reverieTimes Literary SupplementMr Louth writes like an angelTheology`A most learned, well-written and provoking book, with some surprises for allExpository TimesIt deserves to be widely studied and discussed ... Louth has given us a programme to occupy our attention for some time.John McIntyre, Religious StudiesThe reader finds himself being drawn into a long and fascinating conversation in which poets meet philosophers, philosophers meet theologians, and theologians encounter historians and literary critics. Claudel, Goethe, T. S. Eliot, Gadamer, Polanyi, Marcel, Lossky, de Lubac, Torrance, to mention only some, all make their contribution.PN Reviewit remains an interesting and original attempt to grapple with the nature of theology ... This book needs to be read as an eloquent protest against the dryness of much modern theology and biblical interpretationPeter Forster, St Johns College, Durham, Anvil, Vol.8, No.1, 1991 Long Description This book seeks to exorcize the spectre of the Enlightenment by drawing on H. G. Gadamers demonstration of `how little the traditions in which we stand are weakened by the legacy of the Enlightenment. It then applies these insights to theology where the importance of tradition and the unity between theology and spirituality are rediscovered. Review Text `a Yeatsian reverieTimes Literary SupplementMr Louth writes like an angelTheology`A most learned, well-written and provoking book, with some surprises for allExpository TimesIt deserves to be widely studied and discussed ... Louth has given us a programme to occupy our attention for some time.John McIntyre, Religious StudiesThe reader finds himself being drawn into a long and fascinating conversation in which poets meet philosophers, philosophers meet theologians, and theologians encounter historians and literary critics. Claudel, Goethe, T. S. Eliot, Gadamer, Polanyi, Marcel, Lossky, de Lubac, Torrance, to mention only some, all make their contribution.PN Reviewit remains an interesting and original attempt to grapple with the nature of theology ... This book needs to be read as an eloquent protest against the dryness of much modern theology and biblical interpretationPeter Forster, St Johns College, Durham, Anvil, Vol.8, No.1, 1991 Review Quote The reader finds himself being drawn into a long and fascinatingconversation in which poets meet philosophers, philosophers meet theologians,and theologians encounter historians and literary critics. Claudel, Goethe, T.S. Eliot, Gadamer, Polanyi, Marcel, Lossky, de Lubac, Torrance, to mention onlysome, all make their contribution.PN Review Details ISBN0198261969 Author Andrew Louth Language English ISBN-10 0198261969 ISBN-13 9780198261964 Media Book Format Paperback Series Clarendon Paperbacks Imprint Clarendon Press Subtitle An Essay on the Nature of Theology Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 230 Illustrations bibliography, index Residence US Birth 1867 Death 1957 Short Title DISCERNING THE MYST REV/E Edition Description Revised Position Professor of Cultural History, Goldsmiths College Affiliation Professor of Cultural History, Goldsmiths College, University of London UK Release Date 1989-10-26 AU Release Date 1989-10-26 NZ Release Date 1989-10-26 Pages 164 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1989 Publication Date 1989-10-26 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780191659232 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53299256;

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