Tradition and Imagination: Revelation and Change

ISBN-13: 9780199275915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 410 str.

David Brown

Opis

Tradition and revelation are often regarded as polar opposites: tradition is identified with the dead hand of the past, and revelation is seen as given definitively once and for all. Through detailed examination of some key biblical narratives, this book argues that postcanonical traditions have not only sometimes functioned as imaginative enrichments of religious belief, they can also at times lay claim to the title of revelation.

Recenzje

Together they [the two volumes - of which this is the first] constitute an achievement unmatched by any British theologian for a long time. The range of erudition (biblical, historical, philosophical; in art, poetry and fiction) is remarkable ... it is likely to make a considerable impact in changing for the better the way in which the nature of doctrinal theology is conceived.

O autorze

David Brown is Van Mildert Professor of Divinity in the University of Durham.