Divine action and Hebrew wisdom literature; making and remaking in the ministry of the church; why three? some further reflections on the origins of the doctrine of the Trinity; interpretation and reinterpretation in religion; Chalcedon and the New Testament; reconstructing the concept of God - dereifying the anthropomorphisms; St Gregory the theologian and St Maximus the confessor - the shaping of tradition; "lex orandi" - heresy, orthodoxy and popular religion; the theologian as advocate; doctrinal development - searching for criteria; revelation revisited; a priori Christology and experience; the supposedly historical basis of theological understanding; doctrinal criticism - some questions; Paideia and the myth of static dogma.
Essays by a distinguised group of contributors to celebrate the birthday of Maurice Wiles
`An attractive and very diverse series of essays for an attractive
theologian
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Expository Times
`There is a great deal in this sympathetic portrait with which one
would want to agree, and we must all be grateful to scholars such
as professor Vermes who help us to understand the background and
significance of Jesus's message.
'
Morna D Hooker, Epworth Review
`There is a feast of good things here ... Each essay is worthy of
considerable discussion.
'
Ruth Page, New College, Edinburgh, Theology, Sept/Oct, 1994
`An attractive and very diverse series of essays for an attractive
theologian.
'
T.J. Gorringe, The Expository Times
`When Maurice Wiles was my supervisor in Oxford I benefited greatly
from his insistence on rigour of thought and clarity of expression.
It is therefore very pleasing to find these qualities throughout
his Festschrift . There is a feast of good things here ... Each
essay is worthy of considerable discussion not possible here. The
overall impression is that everything to do with doctrine in its
long history and present expression appears more complex as
well
as contingent when it is closely examined - complex, but not
impossible.
'
Ruth Page, New College, Edinburgh, Theology
`This is a very good Festschrift in honour of a generous,
kind-hearted and serious British thinker. The book has been well
edited and is a worthy offering to Professor Wiles. I hope that
most theological libraries will purchase a copy ... simply because
of the value of the essays included.
'
Reviews in Religion and Theology
`... the all-star cast guarantees a high level throughout - so much
so that selection for mention becomes a matter os some
difficulty.
'
Journal of Theological Studies Vol 45, No. PE2 Oct '94
`There is a feast of good things here, reflecting the astonishing
diversity of Wiles' contribution to theology. The overall
impression is that everything to do with doctrine in its long
history and present expression appears more complex as well as
contingent when it is closely examined - complex, but not
impossible.
'
Ruth Page. New College, Edinburgh, Theology
`a fitting tribute to one of the leading figures of
English-speaking theology ... This collection proves that doctrine
is not dead, but also hat some directions are more alive than
others.'
Mark D. Chapman, Ripon Collee, Cuddesdon, Modern Believing
`This book highlights the enormous contribution Maurice Wiles has
made to contemporary theology.'
Mark Hargreaves, Anvil, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1995
`the collection of essays written to honour him at his seventieth
birthday is unusually faithful to the chosen subject'
Peter Byrne, Leslie Houlden, King's College, London, Religious
Studies, Volume 30, Number 2, June 1994
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