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Trade ReviewHighly recommended, this set of essays is to read in the manner of
lectio: slowly, carefully, and attentively. * Reviews in Religion and Theology *
All the hallmarks of Webster’s book—clarity, austerity of style, and irrepressible cheerfulness—seem to me to have been magnified in this rich volume. * Anglican Theological Review *
A challenging and necessary book. * Theologische Literaturzeitung (Bloomsbury translation) *
‘In ten elegantly crafted and precisely written chapters on Scripture and theological reason, John Webster shows himself to be the master of the domain he surveys and serves - and of which he is arguably the prime English-speaking minister. Taken together, these essays represent a bracing manifesto and compelling model of how to do theology with care, competence, and good cheer by situating one's thought in the broader sphere of the triune God's loving address. May its domain (of readers) increase!' - Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Wheaton College Graduate School and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA. -- Kevin J. Vanhoozer
‘John Webster is a dogmatic theologian in the classic sense: he is seeking God's face. Knowing in faith that God has lovingly addressed us in the Scriptures, he seeks this loving God therein, trusting in the light that shines from the risen Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit. Disarmingly modest, wonderfully clear, and always attentive to the human weakness and repentance that accompany theological speech, Webster gives us a taste of the joy that is to be had in knowing and loving the triune God through his Scriptures.' - Matthew Levering, Professor of Theology, University of Dayton, USA. -- Matthew Levering
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface
Part One: Scripture 1. The Domain of the Word 2. Resurrection and Scripture 3. Illumination 4. Witness to the Word: Karl Barth's Lectures on the Gospel of John 5. Verbum mirificum. T. F. Torrance on Scripture and Hermeneutics
Part 2: Theological Reason 6. Biblical Reasoning 7. Principles of Systematic Theology 8. Theology and the Peace of the Church 9. Regina artium: Theology and the Liberal Arts 10. Curiosity Index
