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A valuable study of the writings of the leading Elizabethan divine, reinterpreting his contribution to the development of Christian thought and ecclesiology.
Charles Miller's rigorous and sensitive examination of Richard Hooker's theology makes a valuable addition to the field of study of the cleric, one of the founding theologians of modern Anglicanism.
Miller examines Hooker's works in detail, leading the reader through different facets of his vision of God: creation, Scripture, the sacraments, and practices of Christian devotion. Hooker's theology challenges an increasingly time-bound, relativistic approach to doctrine and truth; his sources were as wide, as ancient, and as modern as Hooker could make them. Miller's thoughtful analysis is informed throughout by an understanding of the context of Hooker's theological development against the backdrop of continental Calvinism and the remnants of
Roman Catholicism in England.
The growth of interest in Hooker among specialists has been accompanied by an abandonment of the serious study of Hooker's thought among theological students, clergy and theologians. Miller's work addresses this lack; Hooker's insights must not be forgotten in the daily distribution of theological food to Christian people. A study which attunes readers to Hooker's particular theological 'voice' and teaches its value both in his own context and as a present-day interlocutor, this volume will be of great interest to Christians and theological students alike.
Charles Miller's rigorous and sensitive examination of Richard Hooker's theology makes a valuable addition to the field of study of the cleric, one of the founding theologians of modern Anglicanism.
Miller examines Hooker's works in detail, leading the reader through different facets of his vision of God: creation, Scripture, the sacraments, and practices of Christian devotion. Hooker's theology challenges an increasingly time-bound, relativistic approach to doctrine and truth; his sources were as wide, as ancient, and as modern as Hooker could make them. Miller's thoughtful analysis is informed throughout by an understanding of the context of Hooker's theological development against the backdrop of continental Calvinism and the remnants of
Roman Catholicism in England.
The growth of interest in Hooker among specialists has been accompanied by an abandonment of the serious study of Hooker's thought among theological students, clergy and theologians. Miller's work addresses this lack; Hooker's insights must not be forgotten in the daily distribution of theological food to Christian people. A study which attunes readers to Hooker's particular theological 'voice' and teaches its value both in his own context and as a present-day interlocutor, this volume will be of great interest to Christians and theological students alike.
Price: $40.95
Pages: 350
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
25 July 2013
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9780227174005
Format: Paperback
[...] it is good to welcome this clearly written and thorough account and appraisal of Hooker's work [...]. This is a book I would commend warmly to all interested in Hooker's legacy and its potential use in current ecumenical debate and relationships.
— David Carter
Charles Miller presents what is essentially a more systematic and concise exposition of Hooker's Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity than the author himself ever managed. [...] [Hooker's] own thought, substantial yet undogmatic, should be better known by Anglican clergy and ordinands. His teaching on the need to deploy reason in exposition of Scripture remains especially pertinent. Because Hooker wrote in paragraphs, not sentences, Miller's guide, although descriptive, could spread understanding of his work effectively.
— David Grumett
Miller works extensively with the most recent and most influential scholarship in the field of Hooker studies and manages to do so while also providing his own take on Hooker's theology as he describes it under each topic heading ... Miller is to be commended for his clear and succinct summarises of both Hooker's own writing and also of the secondary literature available by which to interpret Hooker ... this work will prove to be a helpful reference point for new and continuing students of the ideas of Richard Hooker.
— Dustin Resch, Briercrest College and Seminary, Reviews
Miller packs plenty of scholarship, both new and old, into the book while avoiding getting bogged down in academic disputes...This book is now the best advanced introduction to the subject.
— Nigel Voak
— David Carter
Charles Miller presents what is essentially a more systematic and concise exposition of Hooker's Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity than the author himself ever managed. [...] [Hooker's] own thought, substantial yet undogmatic, should be better known by Anglican clergy and ordinands. His teaching on the need to deploy reason in exposition of Scripture remains especially pertinent. Because Hooker wrote in paragraphs, not sentences, Miller's guide, although descriptive, could spread understanding of his work effectively.
— David Grumett
Miller works extensively with the most recent and most influential scholarship in the field of Hooker studies and manages to do so while also providing his own take on Hooker's theology as he describes it under each topic heading ... Miller is to be commended for his clear and succinct summarises of both Hooker's own writing and also of the secondary literature available by which to interpret Hooker ... this work will prove to be a helpful reference point for new and continuing students of the ideas of Richard Hooker.
— Dustin Resch, Briercrest College and Seminary, Reviews
Miller packs plenty of scholarship, both new and old, into the book while avoiding getting bogged down in academic disputes...This book is now the best advanced introduction to the subject.
— Nigel Voak
Part 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 'That Glorious Beam of the English Church'
Chapter 2 'The Weight of this Requireth Largenesse'
Part 2
Chapter 3 'That Light which None Can Approach Unto'
Chapter 4 'The Noblest Creature in the World'
Chapter 5 'A Way Mystical and Supernatural'
Chapter 6 'Light, Life and Love Eternal'
Chapter 7 'Generative Force and Virtue'
Part 3
Chapter 8 - 'The Sovereign Observance of God's Grace'
Chapter 9 'Powerful Instruments of God'
Part 4
Chapter 10 'A Holy Rule of Doing Well'
Chapter 11 'The Science of Things Divine'
Chapter 12 'Our Good: Our Sovereign Good'
Chapter 13 'Our Desire to Behold God'
Part 5
Chapter 14 'That Visible Mystical Body'
Chapter 15 'The Public Ministry of Holy Things': Christian Ministry.
Chapter 16 'The Laws by which We Live': Political Theology.
Conclusion
Introduction
Chapter 1 'That Glorious Beam of the English Church'
Chapter 2 'The Weight of this Requireth Largenesse'
Part 2
Chapter 3 'That Light which None Can Approach Unto'
Chapter 4 'The Noblest Creature in the World'
Chapter 5 'A Way Mystical and Supernatural'
Chapter 6 'Light, Life and Love Eternal'
Chapter 7 'Generative Force and Virtue'
Part 3
Chapter 8 - 'The Sovereign Observance of God's Grace'
Chapter 9 'Powerful Instruments of God'
Part 4
Chapter 10 'A Holy Rule of Doing Well'
Chapter 11 'The Science of Things Divine'
Chapter 12 'Our Good: Our Sovereign Good'
Chapter 13 'Our Desire to Behold God'
Part 5
Chapter 14 'That Visible Mystical Body'
Chapter 15 'The Public Ministry of Holy Things': Christian Ministry.
Chapter 16 'The Laws by which We Live': Political Theology.
Conclusion