The Aberdeen Doctors and Henry Scougal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23202609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aaron Clay Denlinger (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 279-295 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | History of Scottish Theology, Volume I (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198759331.003.0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2981577411 |
| ISBN | 9780198759331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Aberdeen Doctors and Henry Scougal remain the most recognized theologians of the first and second Episcopalian periods respectively in Aberdeen. This chapter examines the theologies of both the Doctors and Scougal. The Doctors’ theology is considered under the headings of their irenicism, their soteriology and sacramentology, and their approach to Scripture and tradition. Various aspects of Scougal’s theology emerging from his published works, The Life of God in the Soul of Man and an assortment of sermons, are highlighted. The doctrine of the Aberdeen Doctors is shown to lie within the boundaries of Reformed orthodoxy of their day, while Scougal’s theology is judged to be broadly Reformed but to comprise an incipient religious mysticism that would blossom in Aberdeen at the turn of the century.
Doctrine · Mysticism · Orthodoxy · Soteriology · Soul · Theology · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |