Above, Beside, Within: The Anglican Theology of Austin Farrer

Austin Farrer is highly praised but curiously under-read. Despite being recognized as ‘possibly the greatest Anglican mind of the 20th century,’ his influence in discussions of Anglican identity and theology is almost non-existent. As an attempt to remedy this deficit, this paper provides a sketch o...

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Published in:Journal of Anglican studies
Main Author: MacSwain, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-57
Further subjects:B Apostles' Creed
B Stephen Sykes
B Anglican Identity
B Paul Avis
B Apologetics
B Austin Farrer
B Sermons
B Anglican theology
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Summary:Austin Farrer is highly praised but curiously under-read. Despite being recognized as ‘possibly the greatest Anglican mind of the 20th century,’ his influence in discussions of Anglican identity and theology is almost non-existent. As an attempt to remedy this deficit, this paper provides a sketch of Farrer's life and work, and then presents him as a specifically Anglican theologian through considering a sermon, a meditation on the Apostles' Creed, and a set of lectures to Oxford undergraduates. But presenting Farrer as ‘a specifically Anglican theologian’ is problematic if we cannot agree on the nature of Anglican theology. Therefore, the paper concludes by referencing a debate between Stephen Sykes and Paul Avis on this question, and asks if Farrer can function as a paradigm for contemporary Anglican theologians.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1740355306064518