Why Study the Past?: The Quest for the Historical Church

Why Study the Past?: The Quest for the Historical ChurchChristianity Today, Award of Merit, History Biography (2006) The well worn saying about being condemned to repeat the history we do not know applies to church history as much as to any other area of history. But how can we discern what lessons we need to learn from the many centuries of church history? In this small but thoughtful volume, respected theologian and churchman Rowan Williams opens up a theological approach to history, an approach that is

Christianity Today, Award of Merit, History/Biography (2006)

The well-worn saying about being condemned to repeat the history we do not know applies to church history as much as to any other area of history. But how can we discern what lessons we need to learn from the many centuries of church history?

In this small but thoughtful volume, respected theologian and churchman Rowan Williams opens up a theological approach to history, an approach that is both nonpartisan and relevant to the church's present needs. As he reflects on how we consider the past in general, Williams suggests that church history remains important not so much for winning arguments as for clarifying who we are as time-bound human beings. Williams particularly addresses North American readers in his new preface to this perennially timely invitation to remember who we are.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2018
ISBN: 9780802876478
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d