Christ Alive and at Large: The Unpublished Writings of C F D Moule

by Patrick Moule, Robert Morgan (Editor), Rowan Williams (Afterword)

Overview

The renowned Anglican biblical scholar Charlie Moule, as he was popularly known, came from an eminent church and missionary family. He obtained a first at Cambridge and trained for ordination at Ridley Hall where his grandfather was once Principal and where he himself became Vice-Principal at the age of 28. His Cambridge career culminated in his appointment as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, a post he held for 25 years, where he influenced a generation of Anglican leaders including Rowan Williams (at whose wedding he officiated), John Sentamu and the late Graham Stanton, his successor as Lady Margaret Professor. Charlie Moule died in 2007. He wrote a number of definitive texts in New Testament studies, but here is not the scholarly professor, but the humble and prayerful man (nicknamed 'Holy Mouley') reflecting widely on Christian practice and belief, biblical questions and contemporary challenges. The text of Rowan Williams' memorial service address is included and his nephew Patrick Moule, provides a preface.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848250185
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	09/30/2010
Series:	Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology Series
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

ROBERT MORGAN is a lecturer in theology at Linacre College in the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface Patrick Moule ix

Part 1 Introduction to the Life and Work Charles F. D. Moule 1

Sermon for the Life and Work of the Revd Prof. C. F. D. Moule Rowan Williams 3

The Spirituality and New Testament Theology of Charlie Moule Robert Morgan 8

Part 2 Writings of Charles F. D. Moule 91

1 The Energy of God: The Meaning of Holy Week 93

1 The problem of evil 93

2 The problem of good 96

3 The divine energy 99

4 The upper room 103

5 The Good Friday story 105

6 Holy Saturday 109

2 Biblical Theology 111

1 Divine action 111

2 In face of the cross (Hebrews 12.2) 112

3 Propitiation 113

4 The Spirit 115

5 The Son of Man 116

6 The beatitudes 117

7 A difficult parable: Matthew 18.21-35 120

8 Self-interest in sayings attributed to Jesus 121

9 Criticisms of St Paul 122

10 Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ: A response to the Report of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission 131

11 Judas Iscariot 134

12 Alleged anti-Semitism in the New Testament 136

3 Christian Practice and Belief 141

1 What constitutes a distinctively Christian faith and practice? 141

2 The Bible and the guidance of God 143

3 Prayer: a non-interventionist 'miracle' 144

4 Petitionary prayer 145

5 The sacraments 147

6 The New Testament and Eucharistic thought 148

7 Solitary and collective in the Christian Church 152

8 Sunday 153

9 After death, what? 155

10 Life after death 157

11 Advent 159

12 The Great Tribunal 161

13 The resurrection of Jesus 163

14 Easter 164

15 The language of Christian experience 166

16 The incarnation of God in Jesus Christ 168

17 Incarnation - climax of creative love 169

18 The Christian doctrine of the Trinity 175

19 The problem of evil: some tentative thoughts of a perplexed Bible-reader 180

20 Exorcism 181

21 Sacrifice and propitiation - do the words belong in the proclaiming of the Christian gospel? 183

22 On the cost of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5.19) 185

23 Greed as wanting more 187

24 Repentance as against expressions of regret 187

25 The treatment of offenders 188

26 Christianity among world religions 190

27 Gospel truth 191

28 Religion 197

4 Sermons 199

1 The Sunday next before Advent. Yetminster, 1995 199

2 Epiphany. Winchester, 1991 202

3 The Conversion of St Paul. Cambridge, 1998 205

4 The Third Sunday before Lent: Septuagesima. Pevensey, 2003 207

5 Palm Sunday. Chetnole, 2000 210

6 'Songs of Praise'. Chetnole, 1996 212

7 St Jude. Clare College, 2004 215

Epilogue: Salute to the White Doves 219

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