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| Titre : | Dispensationalism in America : Its Rise and Development |
| Auteurs : | C. Norman Kraus, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Richmond [USA] : John Knox Press, 1958 |
| Format : | 156 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | EB/A (Eschatologie: dispensations) |
| Résumé : |
For some an object of ridicule, for others a source of concern, dispensationalism has nevertheless become a compelling force in conservative theological circles.
Its adherents are devoted and vocal, its challenge widespread. Few Protestant, denominations have escaped its influence. What is dispensationalism? Why has it become so influential? The story of its growth and gradual separation from other forms of fundamentalism and premillennialism helps to define its role in the contemporary scene. Dispensationalism in America began to flourish in the atmosphere of flux and change following the Civil War. An attempt “to preserve the historic Christian concepts at a time when they were being sacrificed on the altars of liberalism and higher criticism,” it constituted the vanguard of the modern Fundamentalist movement. The men chiefly responsible for shaping its beliefs included Darby, Cox, Parsons, Blackstone, Frost, and Brookes. The author gives brief biographical sketches of these men and summarizes the outlines of their dispensational systems. Fie shows how they, in turn, were strongly influenced by the teachings of the Plymouth Brethren in America. After defining dispensationalist standards and discussing their origins, Kraus traces the rise of the movement through a series of conferences. The gatherings included the Believers’ Meetings for Bible Study and the series of Prophetic Conferences which have been held periodically since 1878. These conferences generated dispensationalist fervor. There, through the clash of conflicting opinions and the meeting of similar minds, were crystallized the beliefs that led to contemporary dispensationalism. The author includes several chapters on the literature that popularized its ideas—notably the Scofield Reference Bible and the writings of C. H. Mackintosh, Trotter, Kelly, and Chafer. Kraus clearly analyzes the relation of dispensationalism to premillennialism and concludes with a summary of the beliefs of the movement. He discusses dispensationalist ideas concerning the Bible, Jesus’ life and teaching, the nature of the Church itself, and eschatology. Pointing out the reactionary nature of dispensationalism, he contrasts it to the main stream of the historic Christian faith. While the author disagrees with the positions and Biblical interpretations of the dispensationalists, his primary purpose is to understand. Well-documented and sanely written, this book clarifies a subject long obscured by the heat of surrounding controversy. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Introduction PART I - THE RISE OF CONTEMPORARY DISPENSATIONALISM - 1. Patterns for the Ages - 2. The Leaven of the Plymouth Brethren - 3. The Dispensational Norm PART II - THE RELATION OF DISPENSATIONALISM TO PREMILLENNIALISM - 4. The Believers’ Meeting for Bible Study - 5. The First International Prophecy Conferences - 6. The Decline of the Niagara Bible Conference - 7. Scofield’s Synthesis - A CONCLUDING WORD - Bibliography - Notes and Acknowledgments - Index |
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| EB/A 009 | EB/A 009 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
