Crux probat omnia: Rowan Williams' scriptural hermeneutic

Although Rowan Williams is widely recognised as one of today's leading theologians, comparatively little attention has been paid to his scriptural hermeneutic, and much of what has been written has been critical of the role scripture plays in his theology. This article explores Williams' b...

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Main Author: Taylor, Derek W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 140-154
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Williams, Rowan 1950- / Exegesis / Hermeneutics / Christology
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KDE Anglican Church
NBF Christology
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B John Webster
B Christology
B Scripture
B Hermeneutics
B Rowan Williams
B cruciform
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Summary:Although Rowan Williams is widely recognised as one of today's leading theologians, comparatively little attention has been paid to his scriptural hermeneutic, and much of what has been written has been critical of the role scripture plays in his theology. This article explores Williams' biblical hermeneutic in light of the criticism of John Webster in particular. It is argued that for Williams a good reading of scripture must be at once critical, analogical, and christological. While this last characteristic is often overlooked by his critics, Williams' emphasis on the risen Christ's ongoing presence in the church, and on the specifically cruciform nature of that presence, is determinative for his hermeneutic.
ISSN:1475-3065
Contains:Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0036930616000028