Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine and Life A Systematic Theology
by Geoffrey Wainwright
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Author: Geoffrey WainwrightEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1984-01-05
ISBN: 0195204336
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: Overcoming Division
Summary: 5 Stars
Written during the 1970's when much of the Church's traditional positions were under constant attack by theologians and first published in 1980, Geoffrey Wainwright's Doxolgy was and still is a groundbreaking book. Rather than jumping on the modernist bandwagon, Wainwright goes back to the central event in the Church's life - it's worship - and using this theme attempts to build bridges between what is good in modern scholarship to the strengths of the Church throughout its history.
At almost every turn, the Wainwright's allegiance to ecumenicity and catholicity is clear. The book avoids the old battles and an irenic spirit is present throughout its pages. The theological divisions within the Church (ancient vs. modern, East vs. West, Catholic vs. Protestant) are overcome in a manner that the reader may gain an understanding of what is "other" without surrendering cherished distinctives.
Wainwright divides his examination into discussions of God and the Church, Scripture and Tradition, and the surrounding context of the Christian experience. The thread running through all of the discussions is the worship of the Church. Worship is seen as both informing reflecting other elements of the Church and its life. Central to this discussion are the chapters on Lex Orandi and Lex Credendi - reflecting the two phrases of the Latin saying that sums up this relationship.
There are certainly points on which we may make objections. Much of this may in fact be due to the period of time in which the book was written as well as the ecclesial environment from which Wainwright was writing. As part of the movement towards ecumenism between Catholic, Orthodox, and the major Protestant groups, Wainwright was perhaps overly optimistic of the future success of this endeavor. As part of the Methodist contigent to these discussions among the "established" churches, he perhaps underestimated how the balance of power within Protestantism was moving away from the "mainline" groups and towards more Evangelical and often strictly sectarian forms of Christianity. The rather benign view of some modern theological developments also might seem hopelessly naive. Still, such things are more sidebar issues and do not affect his central theme.
Wainwright's work stands as important development in the desire among Protestants to regain a sense of the catholicity of the Church and a connection to its ancient faith and practice. Achieving to some degree a balance between extremes, he gives the ancient faith and practice of the Church a new life in a modern setting. Perhaps some of his elements of his work has aged poorly, but this does not detract from the profound influence it has held for a generation. By any reasonable measure, Doxology is essential reading.
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This text aims to set the frame for a discussion and exploration of the relations between worship, doctrine and life - themes that continue to occupy the attention of thoughtful belivers.General Books
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