Wisdom in the World

How can an ancient text, written far from a contemporary Christian in time and space, be taken up as life-transforming Scripture today? This book seeks to address that question in a study of Proverbs 8, a passage that was central to the Christological debates of the fourth century, but for many contemporary Christians seems remote and irrelevant. In the course of the study, the instincts and insights of pre-modern Christians and modern critical methods are taken up to understand the passage. Additionally, the text is placed in conversation with contemporary philosophical reflection on the nature of reading and meaning. In this latter endeavor, Charles Taylor, Paul Ricoeur, Nicholas Lash, and George Lindbeck are all drawn into engagement with the passage. Emerging from this conversation is a sense of Wisdom in the world, beckoning the Christian into a particular mode of being-in-the-world.

Info autore

Brian C. Hughes serves as rector of Holy Spirit Anglican Church in San Diego. He teaches adjunct for Trinity Anglican Seminary and Pacific Theological Seminary.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brian C. Hughes
• Editore: Pickwick Publications
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9798385215973
• ISBN: 979-8-3852-1597-3
• Pagine: 264
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 538 g
• Serie: Princeton Theological Monograph Series
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione