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Hans Frei: beyond liberal and conservative
Fulford, Ben
Fulford, Ben
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At first glance, Hans W. Frei does not fit the profile of an ecumenical theologian, nor does he seem to have been considered in these terms before in scholarship. Unlike his colleague, George Lindbeck, he does not appear to have taken a close interest in the ecumenical movement or particular ecumenical dialogues or reconciliation, as Lindbeck did in his The Nature of Doctrine. Nor is his work seek to mediate between Anglican and Quaker beliefs. Yet he did seek a way forward, theologically, for what he called a ‘generous orthodoxy’ in an approach that would transcend and re-frame the conservative-liberal polarity and offer an approach to orthodoxy that was at once flexible, accountable to Scripture, resilient and progressive.
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Fulford, B. (2020). Hans Frei: beyond liberal and conservative. In Peterson, P. S. (Eds.) Generous Orthodoxies: Essays on the History and Future of Ecumenical Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
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