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The Bible played a vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. These essays from the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference bring together the reflections of church historians and theologians on the nature of the Bible as "the people's book," considering themes such as access to Scripture, the Bible's role in worship, and theological interpretation.
About the author
Jennifer Powell McNutt (PhD, St Andrews) is associate professor of theology and history of Christianity at Wheaton College, where she coordinates the MA in history of Christianity degree program. She is the author of
Calvin Meets Voltaire: The Clergy of Geneva in the Age of Enlightenment, 1685-1798, the editor of
1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, and the coeditor of
The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation.
David Lauber (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is associate professor of theology at Wheaton College. He is the author of
Barth on the Descent into Hell and the coeditor of several volumes, including
Theology Questions Everyone Asks,
Trinitarian Theology for the Church and
The Bloomsbury Companion to the Doctrine of Sin.
Summary
The Bible played a vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. These essays from the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference bring together the reflections of church historians and theologians on the nature of the Bible as "the people's book," considering themes such as access to Scripture, the Bible's role in worship, and theological interpretation.
