A Case Study in Baptist Catholicity: The Scriptures and the Tradition in the Theology of John Gill
I survey two examples of Gill's use of the tradition in his published texts - his remarks on the value of the rule of faith and his reliance on the grammar provided by the patristic period in his discussions on the Trinity. I argue that such samples reveal that at significant points Gill's...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Baptist quarterly
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 108-116 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDG Free church NAA Systematic theology |
Further subjects: | B
Rule of faith
B Catholicity B Scripture B Tradition B John Gill B bapto-catholic |
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Summary: | I survey two examples of Gill's use of the tradition in his published texts - his remarks on the value of the rule of faith and his reliance on the grammar provided by the patristic period in his discussions on the Trinity. I argue that such samples reveal that at significant points Gill's works exhibit a spirit of catholicity; that is, they reveal an attempt to employ the resources of the broader Christian tradition in his overall theological project. I present these findings with the conviction that, though Gill remains an imperfect representative of a Baptist catholicity, his often neglected writings provide historical precedent for contemporary discussions that seek to engage Baptists with the broader church tradition. |
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ISSN: | 2056-7731 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2017.1343916 |