The End of the Church?: Conversations with the Work of David Jasper - Hardcover

Altorf, Hannah Marije

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789592526 ISBN 13: 9781789592528

Publisher: Sacristy Press, 2022

Synopsis

These 14 essays by scholars who have worked with David Jasper in both church and academy develop original discussions of themes emerging from his writings on literature, theology and hermeneutics. The arts, institutions, literature and liturgy are among the subject areas they cover.

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About the Authors

Michael Fuller is Senior Teaching Fellow at New College, University of Edinburgh, where he works in the field of science and religion. He has written a book and more than thirty articles relating to this field and is Lead Editor of the “Issues in Science and Theology” series (Springer). He has also published papers exploring theological themes in literature and in music and is a regular contributor to the Wagner Journal. He is an Honorary Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Trevor Hart is Rector of St Andrew’s, St Andrew’s in the Diocese of St Andrew’s, Dunkeld and Dublane, and Honorary Professor of Divinity in the University of St Andrew’s. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Aberdeen. His recent publications include Between the Image and the Word: Theological Engagements with Imagination, Language and Literature (Ashgate, 2013). He is a member of the Doctrine Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and is Canon Theologian of St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth.

​Bridget Nichols lectures in Anglicanism and Liturgy at The Church of Ireland Theological Institute in Dublin. She began her doctoral research under David Jasper’s supervision in Durham and has written on Anglican Prayer Books and liturgical language. She is co-editor with Gordon Jeanes of Lively Oracles of God: Perspectives on the Bible and Liturgy (Liturgical Press, 2022).

Nicholas Taylor is Rector of St Aidan’s, Clarkston, in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway of the Scottish Episcopal Church. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Durham and has published in the fields of New Testament and origins, and the interface between theology, liturgy and ministry. He has taught in universities and colleges in the United Kingdom and in central and southern Africa and is Canon Theologian of Mutare Cathedral.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sacristy Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789592526
• ISBN 13: 9781789592528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Nichols Bridget, Taylor Nicholas