Theological Doctrines and Social Progress
Recognizing the importance of doctrinal formulation in influencing ideals, this article makes certain suggestions concerning theological tendencies today. The older theology employed analogies taken from a régime of political autocracy. The modern social consciousness protests against these concepti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1922
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The journal of religion
Year: 1922, Volume: 2, Issue: 5, Pages: 512-524 |
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| Summary: | Recognizing the importance of doctrinal formulation in influencing ideals, this article makes certain suggestions concerning theological tendencies today. The older theology employed analogies taken from a régime of political autocracy. The modern social consciousness protests against these conceptions. This protest is responsible for the modern emphasis on divine fatherliness, the modification of the doctrine of retributive punishment, and the ideal of God as a never-ceasing co-worker with man in the achieving of good. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480309 |