TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Rowan TI - Why study the past?: the quest for the historical church SN - 0802876471 AV - BR138 .W567 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Church KW - Church history KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - History KW - Christian education KW - Philosophy N1 - The contents of this book were originally presented in May 2003 as part of the Sarum Theological Lectures series. - - t.p. verso; This edition with a new preface published 2018 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. - - t.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-125) and index; 1; Making history : what do we expect from the past? --; 2; Resident aliens : the identity of the early church --; 3; Grace alone : continuity and novelty in the Reformation era --; 4; History and renewal : the records of the body of Christ ER -