The Providence of God

The Providence of God A Polyphonic Approach - Current Issues in Theology

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Publisher's Synopsis

The concept of providence is embedded in the life and theology of the church. Its uses are frequent and varied in understandings of politics, nature, and individual life-stories. Parallels can be discerned in other faiths. In this volume, David Fergusson traces the development of providential ideas at successive periods in church history. These include the early appropriation of Stoic and Platonic ideas, the codification of providence in the Middle Ages, its foregrounding in Reformed theology, and its secular applications in the modern era. Responses to the Lisbon earthquake (1755) provide an instructive case study. Although confidence in divine providence was shaken after 1914, several models were advanced during the twentieth century. Drawing upon this diversity of approaches, Fergusson offers a chastened but constructive account for the contemporary church. Arguing for a polyphonic approach, he aims to distribute providence across all three articles of the faith.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108475006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 231.509
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 386
Weight: 584g
Height: 149mm
Width: 224mm
Spine width: 29mm