TY - JOUR
AU - Brock, Brian
AB - 56 STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS BOOK REVIEWS 57 BOOK REVIEWS Holiness, by John Webster. London: SCM Press, 2003. 116 pp. pb. 12.99. ISBN 0–334–02895–7. Holiness Past and Present, edited by Stephen C. Barton. London: T&T Clark, 2003. xvii + 511 pp. pb. 25.00. ISBN 0–567–08823. oliness is one of the few theological themes that can legiti- H mately be said to embrace all others, a trait for which it pays by banishment from the substance of contemporary theological discourse. It defies attempts at encapsulation by modern conceptual schemas. This makes it a subject particularly likely to reveal the approaches contemporary theology uses in grasping theological content. The two excellent books reviewed here succeed in grasping the topic in their own ways, but not without their own particular elisions. The Barton collection tackles the subject by farming it out to different disciplines. The first of the four parts, ‘Holiness in Theory’, contains chapters by John Rogerson, Colin Crowder, Douglas J. Davies and David Martin, and surveys the topic from the vantage points of sociology, comparative religion and the philosophy of religion. Perhaps the most important piece for the student is Crowder ’s comprehensive discussion of the content, background and reception 
TI - Book Review: Holiness; Holiness Past and Present
JF - Studies in Christian Ethics
DO - 10.1177/095394680401700305
DA - 2004-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/book-review-holiness-holiness-past-and-present-EfSJJCv3cU
SP - 56
EP - 61
VL - 17
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -