Providence of God - A Polyphonic Approach

An exploration of the theology of divine providence that is both critical and constructive in its outcomes.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Sources of providentialism; 2. The Latin default setting; 3. Dispersals of providence in modernity; 4. Providence in nature; 5. Twentieth-century reactions; 6. Providence reconstructed; Bibliography; Names index; Subject index.

About the author

David Fergusson is Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author and editor of over fifteen books, including Faith and its Critics (2009), based on the Gifford Lectures delivered at the University of Glasgow. A Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he is co-editor (with Mark Elliott) of a three-volume History of Scottish Theology (forthcoming).

Summary

This is a critical exploration of the theology of providence in the history of the church. Particular attention is devoted to the practical contexts of providentialism in politics, science and spirituality in the modern era. While critical of traditional formulations and uses, the volume aims to offer a chastened but constructive account.

Product details

• Authors: David Fergusson, David (University of Edinburgh) Fergusson, Fergusson David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781108475006
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47500-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Series: Current Issues in Theology; Current Issues in Theology; Current Issues in Theology, Se
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Nature & existence of God, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine