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How the Five Solas Can Renew Biblical InterpretationIn recent years, notable scholars have argued that the Protestant Reformation unleashed interpretive anarchy on the church. Is it time to consider the Reformation to be a 500-year experiment gone wrong?World-renowned evangelical theologian Kevin Vanhoozer thinks not. While he sees recent critiques as legitimate, he argues that retrieving the Reformation's core principles offers an answer to critics of Protestant biblical interpretation. Vanhoozer explores how a proper reappropriation of the five solas--sola gratia (grace alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (in Christ alone), and sola Deo gloria (for the glory of God alone)--offers the tools to constrain biblical interpretation and establish interpretive authority. He offers a positive assessment of the Reformation, showing how a retrieval of "mere Protestant Christianity" has the potential to reform contemporary Christian belief and practice.This provocative response and statement from a top theologian is accessibly written for pastors and church leaders.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	18 octobre 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493405909
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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“The Reformation was about countering what was wrong in Catholicism, but its central principles, the five solas , are not only negations. Reformational Protestantism is also about being for something. The solas are therefore principles for shaping a robust theology. It is this constructive task that Vanhoozer has undertaken in this book, and he has done so with rigor, vigor, and an infectious enthusiasm.”
— David F. Wells , Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
“A fresh appraisal of the core principles of historic Protestant Christianity. Written with conviction, nuance, and wisdom, this is Vanhoozer at his best—a treasure.”
— Timothy George , Beeson Divinity School, Samford University; general editor, Reformation Commentary on Scripture
“More than a rousing three cheers for the Reformation—though it is that—Vanhoozer’s book is a sparkling proposal for Protestant unity based on the five solas and also based on a differentiation between central gospel truths that are absolutely required and areas where disagreement should not divide Protestants denominationally. Catholic theologians like myself, seeking paths for deeper ecumenical dialogue, need to listen to Vanhoozer’s rigorous, gracious, and erudite defense of the truth of Protestant Christianity.”
— Matthew Levering , Mundelein Seminary
“Are rumors of Protestantism’s demise greatly exaggerated? May it actually be the case that the authority, unity, and mission of the whole church could be served precisely by reengaging with the Reformation solas rather than running from them? While wrestling frankly with the Reformation’s unintended consequences, Vanhoozer makes a penetrating argument that must be taken seriously.”
— Michael Horton , Westminster Seminary California
“The authority of Scripture in the life of the church is a perennial theme of debate. In this book, Vanhoozer links the subject to the five solas of the Reformation era, explaining the part that each one of them plays in our interpretation and application of the Bible today. Half a millennium later, he shows how there is still life in these classical formulations and why they should be recovered by the church today. Biblical Authority after Babel will be a stimulating discussion starter and will help to shape the evolution of Protestant hermeneutics in the years ahead.”
— Gerald Bray , Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
“At a time when the terms ‘evangelical’ and ‘catholic’ both face bewildering internal and external pressures, Vanhoozer helps to shine Scripture’s light on an authentically Protestant path forward. Amid newfound interest in the Reformation solas , this book’s distinctive contribution lies in discerning their hermeneutical import. This approach challenged me to think afresh about the gospel, Scripture, and the church at several points.”
— Daniel J. Treier , Wheaton College Graduate School
“Protestants in general, and evangelicals in particular, are often challenged to manifest a robust grasp of the catholicity of the church. The difficulty of such a task can be compounded by (mis)understandings of sola scriptura , as well as of the authority of—and authority in—the church. In Biblical Authority after Babel , Vanhoozer summons evangelical Protestants to squarely face these and related issues in their particular stream of Christianity, and he proposes a way forward by both faithfully and creatively drawing upon the five solas of the Reformation. This is an astute and constructively thought-provoking book.”
— W. David Buschart , Denver Seminary
“Protestantism has been charged with many schisms and with spawning modern secularism and its varied ills. While some have sought solace in other folds, Vanhoozer responds not by looking elsewhere for another defense but by doubling down through retrieval of basic principles of Protestant theology. Further, he shows that those reformational solas were themselves retrievals of earlier biblical faith and practice. Readers of Vanhoozer have learned to expect to be charitably guided and imaginatively provoked, and this book delivers similar wisdom and provocation.”
— Michael Allen , Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando
Dedication
To the faculty and principals of Moore College, past and present
Contents
Cover i
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Endorsements v
Dedication vi
Preface ix
Introduction: Should the Church Repent or Retrieve the Reformation? Secularism, Skepticism, and Schism—Oh My! 1
“By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them”: Assessing a Revolution
Narrating the Story of Protestantism
Repenting the (Unintended) Iniquities of Our Reformation Fathers
Fine-Tuning the Problem; Deepening the Dilemma
Always Retrieving? “Ressourcing” the Debate about Interpretive Authority
Why Mere Protestant Christianity Matters
1. Grace Alone: The Mere Protestant Ontology, Economy, and Teleology of the Gospel 35
Sola Gratia: What the Reformers Meant
Nature and/or Grace: Other Views
Triune Ontology and the Economy of Salvation
Sola Gratia for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority
2. Faith Alone: The Mere Protestant Principle of Authority 71
Sola Fide: What the Reformers Meant
Faith and/or Criticism: Other Views
The Principle of Authority
Sola Fide for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority
3. Scripture Alone: The Mere Protestant Pattern of Interpretive Authority 109
Sola Scriptura: What the Reformers Meant
Scripture and/or Tradition: Other Views
The Pattern of Authority
Sola Scriptura for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority
4. In Christ Alone: The Royal Priesthood of All Believers 147
Solus Christus: What the Reformers Meant
Christology and Ecclesiology: Other Views
The Royal Priesthood
Solus Christus for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority
5. For the Glory of God Alone: The Wealth of Holy Nations 179
Soli Deo Gloria: The Lord’s Supper as a Test of Christian Unity
Church Unity: Other Views
Communion in the Church (and between Churches)
Soli Deo Gloria for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority
Conclusion: From Catholic Protestantism to Protestant Evangelicalism 215
“And in the Morning, It Was Leah!”
Protestant Evangelicalism: A Marriage Made in Heaven?
After Babel, Pentecost: The Households of God and the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity
The Gospel Alone: The Solas in the Pattern of Protestant Evangelical Interpretive Authority
Bibliography 235
Scripture Index 257
Subject Index 261
Back Cover 270
Preface
Experience is not the primary norm for Christian theology, but events often serve as catalysts or occasions for theologizing. I was awakened from my pre-dogmatic slumbers one summer by a curious incident while ministering in southern France. I was there for a summer in partial fulfillment of my seminary internship requirement. The local pastor with whom I was working accompanied me to the marché , the weekly open-air market that is a staple of every town in Provence. We set up a bookstall with standard Christian literature: Bibles, Gospels of John, and assorted evangelistic tracts. Most people ignored us: it was hard to compete with freshly picked apricots, herbes de Provence , and ripened wheels of Camembert. Time passed, until eventually a man approached. “Bonjour, monsieur!”
The man thumbed through some of our pamphlets, checked the sign over our booth identifying us as an Église Libre (Free Church), and then said something unexpected: “Alors, vous êtes anarchiste?” (“So, you’re an anarchist?”). Several things went through my mind: first, did I hear him correctly; second, he wouldn’t be saying that if he knew my parents; third, if only my college friends could see me now! Seeing my surprise, he proceeded to set out what I would later discover was a customary Roman Catholic objection to Protestantism: “The Roman Catholic Church has a head [Gk. archē ], a figure of authority who directs the body and says what the Bible means. You Protestants lack such a figure: you are headless [Gk. an + archē = “without a head/ruler”]—hence, anarchists.” 1
The man in the marché was the first to alert me to the perceived parallel between the Protestant Reformation and the babble that followed Babel (Gen. 1