Thursday, September 14, 2006

Reading list of the non-Calvinist, evangelical history of the Anglican communion (i.e., not Calvin and not Anglo-Catholic, reflecting Luther's primary influence upon the English Reformation):

J. B. Lightfoot - the Christian Ministry

Peter Toon - Evangelical Theology 1833-1856

Paul Avis - The Church in the Theology of the Reformers, & Anglicans and the Christian Church (esp. Chapter 15 on Julius Hare)

Henry Wace - Principles of the Reformation

Tyng - Lectures on the Law and Gospel

T. H. L. Parker - English Reformers

W. H. Griffith Thomas - The Principles of Theology

Hooker's - Learned Discourse on Justification

P. E. Hughes - Theology of the English Reformers

J. Atkinson - Martin Luther and the birth of Protestantism

Fitz Allison - The Rise of Moralism

--find these books, read them, circulate them. they represent and document that which has almost entirely been lost!--

7 comments:

Mr. T said...
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John Zahl said...

Dear Tom,

I appreciate your additions here, but they sort of run against the main purpose of this list. I wanted to establish that my own theological leanings (away from both Calvin and things Anglo-Catholic) are not alien to the history of the Anglican Communion (the church in which I am preparing to be ordained). That such thinking is historically rooted in the Anglican Church's past is a fact that seemingly few people are aware of, and, so, I posted this list of books that offer creedence to my position.

I dearly love the books you have mentioned, and think maybe we should start a great books list here on my blog, but this is not really the right post for such a list. Can you see where I'm coming from?

Thanks, John

Anonymous said...

The Rise of Moralism by Allison was particularly helpful for me.

Anonymous said...

John,

This was a great book list. Tyng was actually St. George's former rector.

Jacob

michael jensen said...

zSorry: I count Griffith Thomas a Calvinist!!

John Zahl said...

and what of the others?

Anonymous said...

I find many of these are very much Calvinist, which I agree with that theology whole heartedly, so thanks for the list. Martin Luther was among some of the greatest of Calvinist.