Richard Hooker and the vision of God : exploring the origins of 'Anglicanism' /
Miller, Charles,1956-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-342) and indexes.
Why study Richard Hooker? -- 'That glorious beam of the English Church': the man and his world -- 'The weight of this requireth largenesse': the big picture -- 'That light which none can approach unto': God - 'To shew beneficence and grace': creation -- 'The noblest creature in the world': humankind -- 'A way mystical and supernatural': scripture -- 'Life and light eternal': Jesus Christ -- 'Generative force and virtue': the Holy Spirit and grace -- 'The sovereign observances of God's grace': worship and sacraments -- 'The signs of God's love': baptism and the Eucharist -- 'A holy rule of doing well': faith and works -- 'The science of things divine': theology and doctrine -- 'Our good: our sovereign good': moral theology -- 'Our desire to behold God': spiritual theology -- 'That visible mystical body': ecclesiology -- 'The public ministry of holy things': ministry -- 'The laws by which we live': political theology.
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600.
Theologians
Anglicans
Theology, Doctrinal.