Hart, an Eastern Orthodox theologian, critically interrogates the venerable concept of “tradition” in Christianity. Even though I have not been exposed to as much of his work (before this book I’d only read the short The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami? and I had had an abortive attempt to read The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth), many of these qualities and quirks are present throughout Tradition and Apocalypse: An Essay on the Future of Christian Belief. He is (in)famous for his caustic barbs, byzantine diction, and theological swagger. Vincent of Lérins of the fourth century that holds to “what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all.” Yet Hart interrogates this very formulation.ĭavid Bentley Hart is one of the most prolific and pugnacious theologians writing today. Oden and Christopher Hall, have sought refuge in the “Vincentian canon” of St. The paleo-orthodox movement within Protestant, championed by figures such as the late Thomas C. Roman Catholics especially assert against Protestants that tradition is required alongside biblical revelation. Tradition has been a formidable, venerable concept for many Christians, particularly Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox believers.
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