The Coming Crisis: The Impact of Eschatology on Theology in Edwardian England

by Mark Chapman

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 2001

Overview

Chapman has written a compelling case study of a distinctive theological theme—the eschatological interpretation of the historical Jesus in Edwardian England—where he attempts to add greater precision to the history of theology in a neglected period. Looking at the impact of Adolf Harnack, Alfred Loisy, Albert Schweitzer and Johannes Weiss on biblical studies and theology before the First World War, Chapman argues that the future course of theology, in which eschatology plays a crucial role, was already mapped out at this time. Assessing the work of William Sanday, F.C. Burkitt and George Tyrrell, Chapman examines the theological diplomacy between Britain, France and Germany and uncovers a cultural crisis that made eschatology such an appealing study.

Contents

• Introduction: The Problem of Eschatology and the Edwardian Crisis
• Harnack, Loisy and the Beginnings of Eschatology
• William Sanday, Johannes Weiss and Albert Schweitzer
• F. C. Burkitt and the Failure of Liberal Theology
• Ethics and Eschatology
• J. N. Figgis: Eschatological Critique in Edwardian England
• George Tyrrell: Modernism, Eschatology and the Religious Crisis
• Conclusion: The Dominance of Eschatology

Product Details

• Title: The Coming Crisis: The Impact of Eschatology on Theology in Edwardian England
• Author: Mark Chapman
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 189

About Mark Chapman

Dr. Mark Chapman is an Assistant Professor of Christianity and Culture at Ambrose University College. He holds degrees from Tyndale University College, the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto. Dr. Chapman taught in various Canadian Universities in the field of Sociology of Religion for more than 10 years. His teaching and research interests include a focus on religion and visual art, new religious movements, the Canadian emerging church and Canadian church planting. Dr. Chapman is also the Director of Extension Education for Ambrose, the Executive Director of Life Long Learning for the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and the Membership Secretary for the Canadian Society for Studies in Religion. Most recently he has published an article on changing attitudes towards the visual arts in Canadian Evangelical Christianity in the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture and presented a paper on models used for planting Canadian churches. Dr. Chapman is an active member of Hazelglen Alliance Church in Kitchener, ON.