St. Anselm and Prayerful Theology
St. Anselm can only be understood in light of his aim: the joy-filled experience of the beatific vision.
The ‘fitness’ of Scripture: Richard Chenevix Trench
Trench took the whole of Scripture and attempted to hold it together at once in his mind in order to step back and examine it in its allness, and to say something about its character.
The Oxford Movement’s sacramental interpretation of Scripture
For the Oxford Movement, the interpretation of the Bible is inextricably bound up with the doctrine of the Incarnation and the sacraments, so that to neglect a sacramental or allegorical interpretation is in some way to fail to appreciate, or even to deny, these doctrines.
Wrestling with our past: Cranmer, primitivism, and tradition
It’s not uncommon to slip into primitivism. A timeline often appears. A pure moment is imagined, a “golden age” with its simple, saintly figures.
The accessible Word in Anglicanism: Tyndale and Scripture’s figures
Tyndale thought figural exegesis was how all people could enter into Scripture and see the work of God in Christ Jesus.
The bare reading of Scripture and Anglican hermeneutics
Anglicanism is a community gathered around the Word.
Resuscitation or rebirth? ‘Renewing Culture’ at the Eighth Day Symposium
Rather than sweeping doctrinal differences under the rug, Eighth Day Institute seeks to focus its ecumenism on the theological riches of ancient Christianity, which Christians of both East and West can claim as their heritage.
John Keble on judgment before Lent
For John Keble, Lent prepares you to meet your Maker.