{"product_id":"miltons-theological-process-reading-de-doctrina-christiana-and-paradise-lost-hardcover","title":"Milton's Theological Process: Reading de Doctrina Christiana and Paradise Lost - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason A. Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason A. Kerr, \u003cem\u003eBrigham Young University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJason A. Kerr is Associate Professor of English at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD in English from Boston College in 2011 and a BA in English (with a Classical Studies Certificate) from Arizona State University in 2003. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of theology, ethics, and politics in seventeenth-century Britain, including articles on Milton, Baxter, Shakespeare, Marvell, and the preacher Elizabeth Attaway. His next book project addresses Richard Baxter's political theology of consent.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704135315763,"sku":"9780198875086","price":186.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gziqiX3ArN9780198875086.webp?v=1763348274","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/miltons-theological-process-reading-de-doctrina-christiana-and-paradise-lost-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}