Benjamin Jowett and the Christian Religion

by Peter Hinchliff

Overview

This book identifies the religious ideas and traces the theological development of Benjamin Jowett (1817-93), outstanding 19th-century educator and master of Balliol College, Oxford. Although it is commonly believed that Jowett abandoned theology following the publication of the controversial collection Essays and Reviews, to which he was a contributor, the author argues that Jowett continued to disseminate his theological ideas as master of Balliol College and exerted a substantial influence on theologians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198266884
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/10/1987
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.81(h) x 0.81(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

Balliol College, Oxford

Editorial Reviews

"This is a valuable study...one that gives greater critical attention to the development, nature, and influence of Jowett's theology and religious mission than have previous studies....The book is a highly instructive mix of biography, critical theological exposition, and analysis, and effort to delineate a Jowettean tradition in English religious thought."—Journal of Religion

"An excellent book, one that gives both a balanced assessment of Jowett and an often penetrating assessment of the age in which he lived."—Anglican Theological Review

"Will grip anyone interested in intellectual history....This book is the most serious contribution for some years to the history of the development of religious theology in England."—Times Literary Supplement

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