| The Divine Authenticity of Scripture: Retrieving an Evangelical Heritage Special Edition Contributor(s): McGowan, A. T. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830828796 ISBN-13: 9780830828791 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: Andrew McGowan examines the evangelical understanding of the nature and use of Scripture. McGowan emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to Scripture, and argues that we should speak of "spiration" rather than inspiration of Scripture. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 220.13 |
| LCCN: 2008008872 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.34" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 229 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Evangelicals have taken extraordinary care in formulating and articulating a high view of Scripture. And yet the doctrine is not without its inadequacies and its internal critics--both past and present. Reviewing the evangelical discussion and formulations over the past century and more, particularly in the Reformed tradition in North America, Andrew McGowan is not content with the present state of the question. The way forward is to reach back within the European evangelical tradition, particularly to the work of the Dutch Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck. The prescription is to anchor the doctrine of Scripture in the work of the Spirit, the divine spiration of Scripture. And the contested idea of inerrancy should be replaced with an informed concept of the infallibility or authenticity of Scripture. The Divine Authenticity of Scripture is not simply a book that argues an academic case for reformulating a thoroughly evangelical doctrine of Scripture. It keeps the pastoral dimensions of the question in view and relates the doctrine of Scripture to the church's confessions and preaching. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGowan, A. T. B.: - The Rev Professor Andrew McGowan is minister of Inverness East Church of Scotland, professor of theology in the University of the Highlands and Islands, and honorary professor in Reformed doctrine at the University of Aberdeen. He was the principal of Highland Theological College from 1994 to 2009. Professor McGowan chairs the Theological Commission of the World Reformed Fellowship, he is president of the Scottish Evangelical Theology Society and he is chairman of Rutherford House. Professor McGowan's most recent books areAlways Reforming: Explorations in Systematic Theology, editor, (Leicester: IVP, 2006); The Divine Spiration of Scripture: Challenging Evangelical Perspectives (Nottingham: IVP, 2007); and The Person and Work of Christ: Understanding Jesus (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2012). Andrew is married to June and has three sons. |