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Zusatztext 'it remains an interesting and original attempt to grapple with the nature of theology ... This book needs to be read as an eloquent protest against the dryness of much modern theology and biblical interpretation'Peter Forster! St John's College! Durham! Anvil! Vol.8! No.1! 1991 Informationen zum Autor Andrew Louth is Professor Emeritus of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at Durham University, and also Visiting Professor of Eastern Orthodox Theology at the Amsterdam Centre of Eastern Orthodox Theology (ACEOT), in the Faculty of Theology, the Free University, Amsterdam. He is the author of many books, including Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology (SPCK, 2013). Klappentext This book examines the influence of the Enlightenment on theology! arguing that its legacy did not profoundly affect the importance of tradition; that the ways of older theology hold a surprising relevance; and that the unity between theology and spirituality is once again discerned. Zusammenfassung This book examines the presuppositions of the claims of the Enlightenment, and then shows how the traditional ways of theology can be seen to retain their validity.
