McGraw A Heavenly Directory

Trinitarian Piety, Public Worship and a Reassessment of John Owen's Theology
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-647-55075-6
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 029, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Reformed Historical Theology

There is a growing body of historical literature on the importance of John Owen. Ryan M. McGraw seeks to reassess Owen’s theology in light of the way in which he connected his trinitarian piety to his views of public worship. McGraw argues that Owen´s teaching on communion with God as triune was the foundation of his views of public worship and that he regarded public worship as the highest expression of communion with the triune God. These themes not only highlight Owen’s context as a Reformed orthodox theologian, but the distinctive influence of English Puritanism on his theological emphases. The connection between his practical trinitarianism and public worship runs through the course of his writings and every major area of his theology. These include the nature of theology, the knowledge of God, the doctrine of the Trinity, public worship, spiritual affections, apostasy, covenant theology, ecclesiology, and Christology. This work treats these themes in Owen’s thought and shows how they intersect and are intertwined with the Trinity and public worship. In addition, this book provides a detailed exposition of the parts of Reformed worship. While other works have treated the centrality of his trinitarianism in his theology, few have acknowledged the importance of public worship in his thinking. This research concludes that communion with God in public worship was integral to Owen’s practical trinitarian theology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McGraw, Ryan M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Fundamentaltheologie, Dogmatik, Christologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover
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2;Title Page
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3;Copyright
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4;Table of Contents
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5;Body
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6;Acknowledgements;10
7;1. Historical Introduction and State of the Question;12
7.1;1.1 Introduction;12
7.2;1.2 Puritanism and Public Worship;14
7.3;1.3 John Owen’s Life in Relation to Worship;21
7.4;1.4 Owen Scholarship and the Significance of This Study;28
7.4.1;1.4.1 Thesis, Scope, and Importance;28
7.4.2;1.4.2 Method, Sources, and Plan;28
7.4.3;1.4.3 Conclusion;31
8;2. Trinitarian Worship: The Climax of Communion with God;34
8.1;2.1 Introduction;34
8.2;2.2 The Trinitarian Basis for the Knowledge of God;34
8.2.1;2.2.1 Context: “Protestant Scholasticism” and Reformed Orthodoxy;34
8.2.2;2.2.2 The Knowledge of God in Owen’s Prolegomena;40
8.2.3;2.2.3 Definitions of True Theology;41
8.2.4;2.2.4 Owen’s Contemporaries on True Theology;47
8.3;2.3 Communion with the Triune God;49
8.3.1;2.3.1 Socinianism;49
8.3.2;2.3.2 Owen’s Trinitarianism;53
8.3.3;2.3.3 Communion with God in Three Persons;59
8.3.3.1;2.3.3.1 Communion with the Father;61
8.3.3.2;2.3.3.2 Communion with the Son;62
8.3.3.3;2.3.3.3 Communion with the Holy Spirit;67
8.4;2.4 Communion with the Trinity in Public Worship;70
8.4.1;2.4.1 Communion with the Trinity;70
8.4.2;2.4.2 Communion with the Father;72
8.4.3;2.4.3 Communion with the Son ;75
8.4.4;2.4.4 Communion with the Holy Spirit;77
8.5;2.5 Concluding Observations on Ephesians 2:18;80
9;3. Chastity in Worship: The Spiritual and Scriptural Principles of Worship;82
9.1;3.1 Introduction;82
9.2;3.2 The Place of Scripture in the Knowledge of God;82
9.2.1;3.2.1 The Principium Congnoscendi of Reformed Theology;83
9.2.2;3.2.2 The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture;85
9.3;3.3 The Principle of Worship Elaborated;90
9.3.1;3.3.1 Interpreting the Law of God;91
9.3.2;3.3.2 The Second Commandment;93
9.3.3;3.3.3 The Importance of the Biblical Principle of Worship;94
9.4;3.4 Owen’s Emphases Compared to Those of His Contemporaries;98
9.5;3.5 The Ordinances, Circumstances, and Forms of Worship;102
9.5.1;3.5.1 Ordinances;102
9.5.2;3.5.2 Circumstances;103
9.5.3;3.5.3 Forms;105
9.5.4;3.5.4 Vestments and Postures;106
9.6;3.6 Apostasy from Chastity in Worship;108
9.6.1;3.6.1 Neglecting Public Worship;109
9.6.2;3.6.2 Adding Man-Made Ordinances to Worship;111
9.6.3;3.6.3 Trusting in the Ordinances of Worship;112
9.7;3.7 Conclusion;116
10;4. Heavenly Worship: Worship as a Transaction with the Triune God in Heaven;117
10.1;4.1 Introduction;117
10.2;4.2 Setting our Minds in Heaven During Public Worship;117
10.3;4.3 Wrong Affections in Public Worship;122
10.3.1;4.3.1 The First Danger: Externalism;123
10.3.2;4.3.2 The Second Danger: Intellectual Satisfaction;125
10.3.3;4.3.3 The Third Danger: Resting in Ordinances for Righteousness;126
10.3.4;4.3.4 The Fourth Danger: A Reputation for Devotion;127
10.3.5;4.3.5 The Fifth Danger: Superstition;128
10.3.6;4.3.6 Analysis;130
10.4;4.4 True Spiritual Affections in Worship;130
10.4.1;4.4.1 Exercising Faith, Love, and Delight in God;131
10.4.2;4.4.2 Means of Communicating Divine Love and Grace;134
10.4.3;4.4.3 Experience Leads to Greater Affection ;137
10.4.4;4.4.4 God’s Instituted Means;138
10.5;4.5 Conclusion;139
11;5. New Covenant Worship: The Character of Communion with God in PublicWorship;141
11.1;5.1 Introduction;141
11.2;5.2 The General Structure of Confessional Covenant Theology in the Seventeenth Century;142
11.2.1;5.2.1 The Covenant in Reformed Orthodoxy;143
11.2.2;5.2.2 Owen’s General Conception of the Covenant;152
11.3;5.3 The Intra-Trinitarian Covenant;156
11.3.1;5.3.1 The Covenant of Redemption in General;157
11.3.2;5.3.2 The Holy Spirit in the Covenant of Redemption;162
11.4;5.4 Worship under the Mosaic Covenant;167
11.4.1;5.4.1 Owen on the “Old Covenant”;168
11.4.2;5.4.2 Worship and the Old Covenant;176
11.5;5.5 New Covenant Worship;179
11.5.1;5.5.1 Spiritual Communion with God in New Covenant Worship;179
11.5.2;5.5.2 Simplicity of New Covenant Worship;183
11.6;5.6 Conclusion;186
12;6. The Ministry and Worship: The Christian Ministry as the Means of Communion with God in Public Worship;188
12.1;6.1 Introduction;188
12.2;6.2 The Benedictory Nature of the Christian Ministry;188
12.2.1;6.2.1 Benedictions in General;189
12.2.2;6.2.2 Categories of Benedictions;190
12.2.3;6.2.3 The Christian Ministry as Benedictory;192
12.3;6.3 Ministers as Christ’s Gift to the Church;196
12.3.1;6.3.1 The Ministry and Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation;196
12.3.2;6.3.2 Extraordinary and Ordinary Officers;199
12.4;6.4 The Ministry, The Spirit’s Gifts, and Christ’s Presence;200
12.4.1;6.4.1 The Work of the Pastor and the Gifts of the Spirit;201
12.4.2;6.4.2 The Spirit’s Work in Preaching;202
12.4.3;6.4.3 The Administration of the Sacraments;205
12.4.4;6.4.4 Public Prayer and Imposed Liturgies;207
12.4.5;6.4.5 The Work of the Pastor and the Presence of Christ;209
12.5;6.5 Conclusion ;211
13;7. Conclusion;212
13.1;7.1 Introduction;212
13.2;7.2 Contributions of the Preceding Chapters;213
13.3;7.3 Areas Requiring Further Research;217
13.4;7.4 Conclusion;220
14;8. Appendix: Faith Versus Sight: The Rejection of Images in Devotion to Christ;221
14.1;8.1 Introduction;221
14.2;8.2 The Question of Images in Reformed Theology;222
14.2.1;8.2.1 Basic Arguments;222
14.2.2;8.2.2 Theological Connections and Implications;223
14.3;8.3 The Glory of Christ;226
14.4;8.4 The Chamber of Imagery;229
14.5;8.5 Conclusion;231
15;Works Cited;233
15.1;Works by John Owen;233
15.2;Other Primary Sources;235
15.3;Secondary Sources;246
16;Index of Persons;252
17;Index of Subjects ;256
18;Back Cover
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Über Autor(innen)

McGraw, Ryan M.
Ryan M. McGraw is Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Research Associate, Jonathan Edwards Centre, South Africa.