Austin Farrer is often called the one genius the Church of England produced in the 20th Century. His innovative ideas crossed a host of theological disciplines.
Assessing his continuing importance and introducing him to a new generation of readers, Austin Farrer for Today brings together a stellar collection of writers to re ect on Farrers contribution to biblical theology, philosophy, language, doctrine, prayer and preaching.
Chapters include:
Rowan Williams on Farrer as a doctrinal theologian Morwenna Ludlow on Farrer's language and symbolism Jane Shaw on Farrer as preacher John Barton, on typology in Farrer
Acknowledgements ix
List of Contributors xi
Introduction Richard Harries 1
Biblical Theology
1. Austin Farrer and Typology 13 John Barton
2. Farrer on Q 24 Mark Goodacre
3. Farrer on Paul 37 Jennifer R. Strawbridge
Philosophy
4. Farrers Relevance for Contemporary Philosophical Theology 53 Margaret Yee
5. Providence and the Problem of Evil in Farrers Love Almighty and Ills
Unlimited 70 Leigh Vicens
6. The Evidence of Faith: Austin Farrer, Diogenes Allen and Reformed
Epistemology 84 Robert MacSwain
7. Farrers Theism: Finite and Infinite 98 Paul DeHart
Language and Symbolism
8. Through a Glass? Farrer, Coleridge and Revelation 113 Stephen Platten
9. Language and Symbolism: Austin Farrer Meets Gregory of Nazianzus 127
Morwenna Ludlow
Doctrine
10. A Society of Two? Austin Farrer on the Trinity 141 Rowan Williams
11. Farrer on the Atonement 154 Richard Harries
12. Theosis, Godmanhood and Double Agency: Berdyaev, Farrer and the
Divine-Human Relationship 164 Gregory Platten
Prayer and Preaching
13. Farrer, the Oxford Preacher 183 Jane Shaw
14. Until Their Hunger Is Their Mind: Farrers Theology of the Eucharist 196
Jeffrey Vogel
Farrer and the Future
A Prophetic Influence: Concluding Reflections 209 Stephen Platten
Bibliography of Works by or Related to Austin Farrer 219
Author Index 236
Subject Index 239
Richard Harries is the former Bishop of Oxford, and served as Gresham Professor of Divinity between 2008 and 2012. He is the author of many books including The Beauty and the Horror (2017) and Haunted by Christ (2018)
Stephen Platten is the former Bishop of Wakefield. Recent books include Animating Liturgy.
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