{"product_id":"augustus-h-strong-and-the-grant-wacker-9781481308434","title":"Augustus H. Strong and the Dilemma of Historical Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the nineteenth century, Augustus Strong emerged as one of the most influential church leaders and theologians in America. But, as Grant Wacker reveals in this masterful study, Strong also proved to be as tragic a figure as he was influential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong was forced to choose between conceptual worlds that were, to him, equally incompatible and compelling. Strong wrestled with how the critical study of history, exemplified in the method commonly called \"historicism\" (or \"historical consciousness\"), can be reconciled with the many ahistorical assumptions embedded in the claims of traditional Christianity. Is the notion of human sinfulness, for example, simply an artifact of time and place? Or does it carry an underlying truth that endures, independent of the biblical context and interpretation of classic Christian thinkers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrong acquired a historical awareness considered rare among conservative scholars. Despite cultivating this historical sensibility, he struggled with its implications. In the end, Wacker writes, Strong \"clung to the conviction that the faith once delivered unto the fathers somehow stands above the vicissitudes of history, even as he became increasingly conscious that all things human are fragile creations of time and place.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition, complete with a new preface, reveals why Strong remains relevant today. Strong, though a man of his time, illustrates the perennial conflict created by competing interests of theology and history, a conflict that still torments those who seek to be faithful to the obligations of both the church and academy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Wacker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481308432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481308434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Grant Wacker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935698878719,"sku":"9781481308434","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c666844f-a2e8-4dc5-ad9f-0bf40f3da55e.jpg?v=1681421322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/augustus-h-strong-and-the-grant-wacker-9781481308434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}