The Life and Theology of Alexander Knox Anglicanism in the Age of Enlightenment and Romanticism (Anglican-Episcopal Theology and History, 6)

"In his The Life and Theology of Alexander Knox, David McCready highlights one of the most important figures in the history of Anglicanism. A disciple of John Wesley, Knox presents his mentor as a representative of the Neo-Platonic tradition within Anglicanism, a tradition that Knox himself also exemplifies. Knox also significantly impacted John Henry Newman and the Tractarians. But Alexander Knox is an important theologian in his own right, one who engaged substantially with the main intellectual currents of his day, namely those stemming from the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Meshing Knox's theological teaching on various topics with details of his life, this book offers a fascinating portrait of a man who, in the words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 'changed the minds, and, with them, the acts of thousands.'"-- Provided by publisher Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Importance of Alexander Knox 2 Previous Examinations of Knox 3 The Present Study 4 Sources Chapter 1 The Life of Alexander Knox 1 Background, 1757–1831 2 Knox’s Early Life and the Influence of Wesley 3 Public Life 4 Religious Retirement 5 Knox and John Jebb 6 Roman Catholic Emancipation and Roman Catholicism 7 Knox’s Death 8 Conclusion Chapter 2 Alexander Knox and Anglicanism 1 Knox as a Theoretician of Anglicanism 2 The Appeal to Antiquity 3 The Prayer Book 4 The Other Anglican Standards 5 High Churchmanship 6 Evangelicalism 7 Hannah More 8 Conclusion Chapter 3 Alexander Knox and John Wesley 1 Knox’s First Two Defences of Wesley 2 Knox’s Remarks on the Life and Character of John Wesley 3 Wesley’s Influence on Knox 4 Knox’s Disagreements with Wesley’s Theology 5 Knox’s Agreement with Wesley’s Theology 6 Knox and Methodism 7 Conclusion Chapter 4 Alexander Knox and the Christian Platonic Tradition 1 The Platonic Tradition 2 Clement of Alexandria 3 Pseudo-Macarius 4 John Chrysostom 5 Mysticism 6 The Anglican Moderates 7 Wesley and the Platonic Tradition 8 Knox and the Platonic Tradition 9 Conclusion Chapter 5 Alexander Knox in the Context of His Times: Heart Religion, the Enlightenment and Romanticism 1 Heart Religion 2 Knox and the Enlightenment 3 Romanticism 4 Knox as a Romantic Theologian 5 Knox and Coleridge 6 Knox and Schleiermacher 7 Conclusion Chapter 6 The Characteristics of Alexander Knox’s Theology 1 A Coherent Theology 2 A Consistent Theology 3 A Practical Theology 4 A Consensual Theology 5 An Eclectic Theology 6 A “Philosophic” Theology 7 Conclusion Chapter 7 Alexander Knox’s Theological Methodology 1 “The Science of True Piety” 2 The Bible in Knox’s Thought 3 Universal Consent 4 The Consensus Patrum 5 Experience 6 Intuition 7 Conclusion Chapter 8 Alexander Knox’s Theology (I): God and Humanity, Christ and the Holy Spirit 1 God 2 Humanity 3 Sources of Knox’s Anthropology 4 Christology 5 Pneumatology 6 Conclusion Chapter 9 Alexander Knox’s Theology (II): Justification and Perfection 1 Justification 2 Sources of Knox’s Doctrine of Justification 3 Perfection 4 Sources of Knox’s Doctrine of Perfection 5 Conclusion Chapter 10 Alexander Knox’s Theology (III): Baptism and the Eucharist 1 The Baptismal Controversy 2 Knox’s Doctrine of Baptism 3 Sources of Knox’s Baptismal Theology 4 The Eucharistic Presence 5 Sources of Knox’s Eucharistic Theology 6 The Eucharistic Sacrifice and Priesthood 7 Sources of Knox’s Doctrine of Priesthood Chapter 11 Alexander Knox’s Theology (IV): Ecclesiology 1 Knox’s Description of the Church 2 Knox’s Theory of Church and Sects 3 Visible Unity 4 Establishment 5 Sources of Knox’s Ecclesiology 6 Conclusion Chapter 12 Alexander Knox’s Theology (V): Providence and Predestination 1 Providence 2 Sources of Knox’s Doctrine of Providence 3 Predestination 4 Sources of Knox’s View of Predestination 5 Conclusion Chapter 13 Alexander Knox’s Influence and His Relationship with the Tractarians 1 Knox’s Influence 2 William Maclagan 3 Charles Dickinson 4 William Jacobson 5 Francis Paget 6 John Jebb, Junior 7 Gladstone 8 Knox and the Tractarians 9 Knox and Froude 10 Newman’s Correspondence with Hornby 11 Newman and Knox 12 Pusey’s View of Knox 13 Keble and Williams 14 The Question of Indirect Influence 15 Romanticism 16 Conclusion Conclusion 1 Alexander Knox’s Theology: a Summary 2 The Importance of Alexander Knox for the Study of Anglicanism 3 Alexander Knox as a Romantic Theologian 4 Alexander Knox’s Significance for the Study of John Wesley 5 Alexander Knox and Christian Unity 6 Alexander Knox and Spirituality Bibliography Index