Lex Crucis

Soteriology and the Stages of Meaning

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Christianity
Cover of the book Lex Crucis by William P. Loewe, Fortress Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William P. Loewe ISBN: 9781506410166
Publisher: Fortress Press Publication: June 3, 2016
Imprint: Fortress Press Language: English
Author: William P. Loewe
ISBN: 9781506410166
Publisher: Fortress Press
Publication: June 3, 2016
Imprint: Fortress Press
Language: English

What is the true story of God and humankind, and how does that story become a saving story? These are pivotal questions that constitute the narratives Christians tell about themselves, their values, and how the Christian life is to be lived. In shaping those stories into a coherent, intelligible framework that provides comprehensive meaning, soteriology—the doctrine of redemption—developed as a keystone to Christian consciousness. This study investigates that development of the soteriological tradition. Employing Bernard Lonergan’s notion of the stages of meaning as a hermeneutic, the volume traces the origins of soteriology in the early Christian tradition represented by Irenaeus to its establishment as a systematic theory in Anselm, Aquinas, and subsequent developments in the Protestant tradition of Luther and Schleiermacher. The author concludes with a constructive exploration of Lonergan’s own work on the question of soteriology that overcomes the modernist distortions that hinder Schleiermacher’s account and offers an articulation of the dynamics of Christian conversion that opens onto the social, cultural, and political mediations of redemption necessary for the contemporary age.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What is the true story of God and humankind, and how does that story become a saving story? These are pivotal questions that constitute the narratives Christians tell about themselves, their values, and how the Christian life is to be lived. In shaping those stories into a coherent, intelligible framework that provides comprehensive meaning, soteriology—the doctrine of redemption—developed as a keystone to Christian consciousness. This study investigates that development of the soteriological tradition. Employing Bernard Lonergan’s notion of the stages of meaning as a hermeneutic, the volume traces the origins of soteriology in the early Christian tradition represented by Irenaeus to its establishment as a systematic theory in Anselm, Aquinas, and subsequent developments in the Protestant tradition of Luther and Schleiermacher. The author concludes with a constructive exploration of Lonergan’s own work on the question of soteriology that overcomes the modernist distortions that hinder Schleiermacher’s account and offers an articulation of the dynamics of Christian conversion that opens onto the social, cultural, and political mediations of redemption necessary for the contemporary age.

More books from Fortress Press

Cover of the book A House United by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Let the Children Come by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Puzzling the Parables of Jesus by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Playing by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Martin Luther, the Bible, and the Jewish People by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Theological Education Underground 1937-1940 DBW 15 by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Two Kingdoms & Two Cities by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book The Histories of the Latin American Church by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book The Poetic Priestly Source by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Douglas John Hall by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Insights from African American Interpretation by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book What Is the Bible? by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Atlas of the European Reformations by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book How Christianity Came to China: A Brief History by William P. Loewe
Cover of the book Repentace at Qumran by William P. Loewe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy