The Rule of Christ: Themes in the Theology of James Nayler

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46872-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 102 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 159 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies

During the 1650s, James Nayler was one of the most important leaders of the emerging Quaker movement in England and, arguably, its most effective preacher and writer. However, his legacy has been dominated by events that took place in the summer and autumn of 1656, leading to a conviction for blasphemy, brutal public punishment, and imprisonment. Official histories of Quaker beginnings portrayed him as a gifted, but flawed, character, who brought the Quaker movement into disrepute, and prompted a concern for corporate order. Scholarship during the past century has begun to question this received position. However, a continued preoccupation with his ‘fall’ has tended to overshadow interpretations of his writings. In this volume, Stuart Masters seeks to identify a number of important theological themes visible within Nayler’s works, and to locate them within their radical religious context. He argues that a powerful Christological vision at the heart of Nayler’s religious thought engendered a practical theology with radical political, economic, and ecological implications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Masters, Stuart

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Andere und Moderne Christliche Glaubensgemeinschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

Part 1: The Context

1 The Radical Religious Milieu

Part 2: Christology

2 The Work of Christ

3 The Way of Christ

Part 3: Practical Theology

4 Political Theology

5 Economic Theology

6 Ecological Theology

Conclusion

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Stuart Masters is a Learning and Research Team Leader at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, UK. His research and teaching focuses on early Quaker spirituality and theology, Christian doctrine, and the relationship between Quakerism and other Christian traditions.