The Rule of Faith and Biblical Interpretation: Reform, Resistance, and Renewal - Paperback

by Robert C. Fennell (Author)

Among the dizzying array of approaches to reading the Bible, the oldest, most revered interpretive tool rises above the rest: the Rule of Faith. Faithful interpretation of Scripture in the postmodern context has much to learn from this ancient principle. Deeper engagement with the sacred text flourishes with the assistance of the Rule of Faith. That engagement in turn renews the Body of Christ. This book explores the interpretive practices of great reformers and renewers of the church, including Luther, Calvin, and Wesley, who kept up a lively dialogue with the ancient authors of the Christian movement. In that dialogue, they discovered a dynamic guide to better exegesis. Robert C. Fennell provides a compelling account of faithful interpreters from the past whose example inspires contemporary readers as they seek to understand the Bible.

Author Biography

Robert C. Fennell is Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a past president of the Canadian Theological Society, co-editor (with Ross Lockhart) of Three Ways of Grace: Drawing Closer to the Trinity, and editor of Both Sides of the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis, Theological Imagination, and Everyday Discipleship.