The Providence of God: A Polyphonic Approach

David Fergusson

doi:10.1017/9781108683050

The concept of providence is embedded in the life and theology of the church. Its uses are frequent and varied in understandings of politics, nature, and individual life-stories. Parallels can be discerned in other faiths. In this volume, David Fergusson traces the development of providential ideas at successive periods in church history. These include the early appropriation of Stoic and Platonic ideas, the codification of providence in the Middle Ages, its foregrounding in Reformed theology, and its secular applications in the modern era. Responses to the Lisbon earthquake (1755) provide an instructive case study. Although confidence in divine providence was shaken after 1914, several models were advanced during the twentieth century. Drawing upon this diversity of approaches, Fergusson offers a chastened but constructive account for the contemporary church. Arguing for a polyphonic approach, he aims to distribute providence across all three articles of the faith.

'[An] eirenic and very engaging contribution to CUP’s excellent Current Issues in Theology series.'

John Saxbee Source: Church Times

‘… The Providence of God is essential reading for anyone researching the doctrine of providence.’

Terry J. Wright Source: International Journal of Systematic Theology

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The Providence of God
pp i-ii

Current Issues in Theology - Series page
pp iii-iv

The Providence of God - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Dedication
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-12

1 - Sources of Providentialism
pp 13-58

2 - The Latin Default Setting
pp 59-109

3 - Dispersals of Providence in Modernity
pp 110-166

4 - Providence in Nature
pp 167-240

5 - Twentieth-Century Reactions
pp 241-296

6 - Providence Reconstructed
pp 297-342

Bibliography
pp 343-370

Names Index
pp 371-373

Subject Index
pp 374-378

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