Cheatle, Andrew J. (2022) W.E. Sangster. In: British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century: An Enduring Legacy. Apollos, London, pp. 113-132. ISBN 9781789743791
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W. E. Sangster was a Methodist evangelical who had the aim of restating the Christian faith for his historical and intellectual context. He utilized philosophical and psychological categories in expressing his theology. One could say that this agenda was rooted in theological liberalism’s quest to make the Christian faith comprehensible to modern people, however, he would have seen it as the task of every minister of God to communicate in meaningful terms to the people of their day. Perhaps the most contentious issue was his reinterpretation of the biblical narratives of creation and fall and the consequent necessity of reinterpreting the doctrine of sin. His flirting with ‘universalism’ can be ascribed to the particular context of his ministry, with over 500,000 passing through the air-raid shelter for which he had charge, and the daily loss and carnage of war. Humankind was radically sinful and needed the cross of Christ. Conversion and union with Christ through his Spirit were the essence of salvation, with sanctification playing a large role, as it should for a true Methodist. The Bible is the book which contains the story of God’s dealings with humankind and through which we can know of God and meet Jesus Christ, which is its true purpose; therein lies its inspiration and authority.
So, on all the points, the Cross, the Bible, Evangelism/Conversion, Sangster evidences not only true theological engagement with the core of Christian belief but also a commitment to the key tenets of evangelical faith.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keywords: | Evangelical Theology |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities |
| Depositing User: | Andrew Cheatle |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2022 15:11 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2024 15:19 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3529 |
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