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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1872-5163
- eISSN
- 1569-7312
- DOI
- 10.1163/156973109X448779
- Publisher site
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Abstract
Book Reviews / Journal of Reformed Th eology 3 (2009) 227-243 231 Alan P.F. Sell, Enlightenment, Ecumenism, Evangel: Th eological Th emes and Th inkers 1550- 2000 (Studies in Christian History and Th ought), Paternoster Press, Carlisle 2005, xviii + 421 pp., £29.99 (ISBN 9781842273302). Alan Sell is a prolifi c writer on a wide range of theological and philosophical themes. In this Paternoster series there is ample scope for his historical interests as well. He is convinced that formu lations of theological truth from past generations have much to teach those who come later and should not be allowed to be forgotten. In addition, he feels “a special voca- tion to enquire what the English theological heritage has to off er.” (xiii) Th e book is a demonstration that this heritage is much richer than is usually thought, both within and beyond the borders of England. Th e book is a collection of essays, not all new, gathered around the three themes named in the title. To begin with the last, his central concern is with the question, “what is the heart of the Christian Gospel and how is it most appropriately expressed?” Th ere are things
Journal
Journal of Reformed Theology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2009