{"product_id":"miltons-theological-process-reading-de-doctrina-christiana-and-paradise-lost-9780198875086","title":"Milton's Theological Process: Reading de Doctrina Christiana and Paradise Lost","description":"This volume proposes a method for reading Milton's \u003cem\u003eDe Doctrina Christiana\u003c\/em\u003e as an artifact of his process of theological thinking rather than as a repository of his doctrinal views. Jason A. Kerr argues that reading in this way involves attention to the complex material state of the manuscript along with Milton's varying modes of engagement with scripture and various theological interlocutors, and reveals that Milton's approach to theology underwent significant change in the course of his work on the treatise. Initially, Milton set out to use Ramist logic to organize scripture in a way that drew out its intrinsic doctrinal structure. This method had two unintended consequences: it drove Milton to an antitrinitarian understanding of the Son of God, and it obliged him to reflect on his own authority as an interpreter and to develop an ecclesiology capable of sifting divine truth from human error. Consequently, \u003cem\u003eMilton's Theological Process\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complex interplay between Milton's preconceived theological ideas and his willingness to change his mind as it develops through the layers of revision in the manuscript. Kerr concludes by considering \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e as a vehicle for Milton's further reflection on the foundations of theology--and by showing how even the epic presents challenges to the fruits of these reflections. Reading Milton theologically means more than working to ascertain his doctrinal views; it means attending critically to his messy process of evaluating and rethinking the doctrinal views to which his prior study had led him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason A. Kerr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198875086","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44002773041289,"sku":"9780198875086","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_72a78df3-c903-450b-b180-4a718ee068dd.jpg?v=1747720583","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/miltons-theological-process-reading-de-doctrina-christiana-and-paradise-lost-9780198875086","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}