Faith and Criticism

The Sarum lectures 1992

Bibliographic Data

ID19989544
AuthorsBasil Mitchell (corresponding author)
Year1995
Pages173
Publication date1995-01-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueFaith and criticism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198267584.001.0001
OpenAlexW2484220691
Open LibraryOL1092068M
ISBN9780198267584
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This book addresses a central problem in the church today — the tension between traditionalists and progressives. Traditionalists want above all to hold fast to traditional foundations in belief and ensure that nothing of value is lost, even at the risk of a clash with ‘modern knowledge’. Progressives are concerned above all to proclaim a faith that is credible today, even at the risk of sacrificing some elements of traditional doctrine. They are often locked in uncomprehending conflict. The book argues that, not only in theology but in any other serious intellectual pursuit, faith and criticism are interdependent. A tradition which is not open to criticism will eventually ossify; and without faith in some established tradition criticism has nothing to fasten upon. This interdependence of faith and criticism has implications for society at large. Religious education can be Christian without ceasing to be critical, and a liberal society can espouse Christian values

Criticism · Doctrine · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Interdependence · Nothing · Political science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · 11.02 philosophy of religion · Christianity · Faith and reason · Geloof · Kritiek (algemeen) · Modernist-fundamentalist controversy · Postmodernisme