Philosophy History and Theology: Selected Reviews 1975-2011

Synopsis: Alan Sell here presents a selection of his wide-ranging informative and entertaining reviews. Among philosophical themes discussed are Locke and the Enlightenment Richard Price John Stuart Mill philosophical idealism and analytical philosophy of education and of religion. Historical studies run from the Middle Ages onwards and encompass English Welsh and Scottish Nonconformity the Evangelical Revival the Oxford Movement theological education American Reformed thinkers the crisis of belief and the Social Gospel in Canada and evangelical and liberal theology. Theological topics include Origen Calvin and Dutch Reformed thinkers American Baptists Mercersburg Theology Scottish theology liberation theology assurance the atonement ecclesiology ecumenism art and theology Christian ethics worship and spirituality. Endorsements: With characteristic breadth insight clarity and wit Alan Sells collection of book reviews offers not only a series of helpful summaries of some significant books published in history philosophy and theology over the past forty years but also a glimpse into the mind of one of the great servants of philosophy theology and the church in our generation. There is much with which to think and wrestle in this fascinating and accessible collection. -Tom Greggs Professor of Historical and Doctrinal Theology University of Aberdeen This volume gathers together in one place a delightful selection of book reviews from the hand of Alan Sell. Few scholars working today are able to match the consummate ease with which he traverses the disciplines of philosophy history and theology and fewer still are able to match his accompanying expertise. This collection evidences not only his polymathic knowledge and penetrating insight but also the humble grace and gentle humor that illuminate all his work. -Paul T Nimmo Meldrum Lecturer of Theology New College Edinburgh Author Biography: Alan P. F. Sell a philosopher-theologian and ecumenist is employed in research writing and lecturing in the United Kingdom and abroad. He has held academic posts in England Canada and Wales and ecclesiastical posts in England and Geneva. He is the author or editor of over thirty books of which the most recent are Convinced Concise and Christian: The Thought of Huw Parri Owen (Pickwick 2012) and Christ and Controversy: The Person of Christ in Nonconformist Thought and Ecclesial Experience (Pickwick 2012). He has edited and contributed to The Great Ejectment of 1662: Its Antecedents Aftermath and Ecumenical Significance (Pickwick 2012).