The Form of Reason: Participation in the Work of Richard Hooker, Benjamin Whichcote, Ralph Cudworth and Jeremy Taylor

Author: Newey, Edmund

Source: Modern Theology, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2002 , pp. 1-26(26)

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Abstract:

The article traces the centrality of the patristic doctrine of theosis in the work of four significant figures in seventeenth century Anglican theology. Particular attention is paid to their understanding of reason as a participation in the incarnate Logos. Attention is drawn to their pedagogical method, which sees theology as `rather a divine life than a divine knowledge' (Taylor), and to their reticence in defining too precisely the content of doctrine. Finally the Anglican via media is seen not as a political compromise, but as one way of fruitfully expressing the mediating grace between Creator and creation.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0025.00173

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Publication date: 2002-01-01