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Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine and LifeA Systematic Theology
Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Shaken, cocked spine. 609 pages.
622 pages, Hardcover
First published May 29, 1980
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July 3, 2021
I just finished "Doxology, a Systematic Theology," by Wainwright.
My level of appreciation (and review length) is obviously impacted by my having been raised, and always practiced, low-church. My friends who have been entrenched for some time in a higher-church environment will love it.
I really enjoyed his section on Christ and culture. But there he was working off of Niebuhr's book of the same name. So I will add Niebuhr to the short stack.
His section on violence was all over the place. To dismiss "the passive Christ" he prooftexted from the OT and ended his justification of fighting wars in a very "in the name of Christ" way. Yes, he quite skipped over that whole inconvenient "love your enemies" thing.
In the end, his systematic theology using liturgy as a constructive framework seemed forced and not very systematic. I'm not suggesting that it doesnt "work," it does. It just didnt work very well for him. This is my third book this year of this nature, so I am possibly just over this form of ST.
My level of appreciation (and review length) is obviously impacted by my having been raised, and always practiced, low-church. My friends who have been entrenched for some time in a higher-church environment will love it.
I really enjoyed his section on Christ and culture. But there he was working off of Niebuhr's book of the same name. So I will add Niebuhr to the short stack.
His section on violence was all over the place. To dismiss "the passive Christ" he prooftexted from the OT and ended his justification of fighting wars in a very "in the name of Christ" way. Yes, he quite skipped over that whole inconvenient "love your enemies" thing.
In the end, his systematic theology using liturgy as a constructive framework seemed forced and not very systematic. I'm not suggesting that it doesnt "work," it does. It just didnt work very well for him. This is my third book this year of this nature, so I am possibly just over this form of ST.
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April 26, 2021Skimmed thru sections 4-6 — but generally read the rest for a paper
December 8, 2011
So far, this is a GREAT book. I heard a two- day talk by Dr. Wainwright recently and it was a pure delight! This book gives me a chance to review many of his comments and gain further insight into his knowledge. I am blessed to et to know this theologian. He is the author of many books and I hope to read them all.
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