Under the Gaze of the Bible

How does one most profitably read the Bible? The answer, according to Chrétien, must include allowing the Bible to read us. With the help of the great patristic writings as well as Protestant theologians and using his own poet's sensibility, he creatively explores such scriptural doctrines as joy, hope, and witness/testimony.

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Reading the Bible Today 2 Allowing Oneself to Be Read Authoritatively by the Holy Scripture 3 Kierkegaard and the Mirror of Scripture 4 Th e Wisdom Learned at the Foot of the Cross 5 Th e Docility of the Bishop as Doctor of the Faith According to Saint Augustine 6 Biblical Figures of Joy 7 On Christian Hope 8 Nine Propositions on the Christian Concept of Witness Notes Index

About the author

Jean-Louis Chretien

Summary

How does one most profitably read the Bible? The answer, according to Chrétien, must include allowing the Bible to read us. With the help of the great patristic writings as well as Protestant theologians and using his own poet’s sensibility, he creatively explores such scriptural doctrines as joy, hope, and witness/testimony.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Louis Chraetien, Jean-Louis Chretien, Jean-Louis/ Dunaway Chretien
• Assisted by: John Marson Dunaway (Translation)
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2014
• EAN: 9780823262311
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-6231-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy; Perspectives in Continental Ph; Perspectives in Continental Ph; Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works