عنوان

Stephen Sykes and the Essence of Christianity

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LA109437

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Title Proper

Stephen Sykes and the Essence of Christianity

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Paul Avis

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Stephen Sykes chastised English (especially Anglican) theology for its neglect of systematic and doctrinal theology and worked for its revival. He viewed the liberal tendency in English theology in the 1960s and 1970s as attributable, at least in part, to lack of doctrinal rigour and to ecclesiastical woolliness. Sykes contributed to methodological reflection on systematic theology, but his occasional forays into systematics were not his major efforts. However, one systematic theological topic to which Sykes made a significant contribution was the question of the essence of Christianity, which he pursued in critical dialogue with a galaxy of modern theologians. His account of the essence in relation to the 'external' and 'internal' aspects of Christianity is not satisfactory and his conclusion that the essence is an 'essentially contested concept' is disappointing. Nevertheless, his discussion sheds light on the problem and remains a stimulus and resource for further work on this topic. Stephen Sykes chastised English (especially Anglican) theology for its neglect of systematic and doctrinal theology and worked for its revival. He viewed the liberal tendency in English theology in the 1960s and 1970s as attributable, at least in part, to lack of doctrinal rigour and to ecclesiastical woolliness. Sykes contributed to methodological reflection on systematic theology, but his occasional forays into systematics were not his major efforts. However, one systematic theological topic to which Sykes made a significant contribution was the question of the essence of Christianity, which he pursued in critical dialogue with a galaxy of modern theologians. His account of the essence in relation to the 'external' and 'internal' aspects of Christianity is not satisfactory and his conclusion that the essence is an 'essentially contested concept' is disappointing. Nevertheless, his discussion sheds light on the problem and remains a stimulus and resource for further work on this topic.

Date of Publication

2019

Physical description

34-45

Title

Ecclesiology

Volume Number

15/1

International Standard Serial Number

1745-5316

Subject Term

Anglican theology

Subject Term

ecclesiology

Subject Term

essence of Christianity

Subject Term

essentially contested concept

Subject Term

Stephen Sykes

Subject Term

systematic theology

Paul Avis

Call Number

10.1163/17455316-01501006

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[Article]

275578

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