Atonement and Experience
Writings of James Denney
- Theology
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
This book is a collection of thirteen important theological writings of the influential Scottish theologian and New Testament scholar James Denney (1856-1917). His work had a significant influence on such seminal twentieth-century theologians as P. T. Forsyth and H. R. Mackintosh, and it continues to be important for theologians, biblical scholars, philosophers of religion, and Christian preachers. Forsyth said of Denney: "He has more important things to say than anyone at present writing on theology." Mackintosh said of him: "As theologian and as man, there was no one like him." James Moffatt remarked: "No one can be said even to put you in mind of Denney." A. M. Hunter, Vincent Taylor, and I. H. Marshall also have commented on Denney's important influence. This book fills the absence of a collection of Denney's theological essays in print, by representing his profound work on theology in the Epistle to the Romans and his Pauline Christology. It also includes two of his outstanding sermons that outline his approach to knowledge of God. The essays in the collection merit further attention in contemporary theology, biblical studies, and the philosophy of religion. The General Introduction motivates the book and identifies its unifying themes.
Endorsements (2)
“The best Christian theologians have always been exemplary exegetes—of history, of the Bible, and of contemporary culture. They have also been those who have understood that ‘merely to narrate the history of Jesus, even if we had the materials for it, would not be to preach Christ.’ Among such stands James Denney, and with the appearance of this well-chosen selection of his writings, it is hoped that an interest in his theological genius might be revived for a new generation of readers.”
“Denney is one of a generation of great British theologians all but eclipsed by theological pyrotechnics on the continent of Europe in the early twentieth century. As this collection demonstrates, Denney’s rediscovery is long overdue. The editors of this volume are to be congratulated for providing readers with the ideal starting point for such a venture.”
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