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Eric Porter

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 - 15 May 1995) was an English actor of stage, film and television. Porter was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, to Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth Spall. He was educated at Wimbledon College before making his stage debut in Cambridge in 1945 at the age of 17. In 1955, he played the title role in Ben Jonson's Volpone at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1960 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company; that year, he played Ferdinand in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. In 1962, his performed as Iachimo in Cymbeline. Other roles included Ulysses, Macbeth, Leontes, Malvolio, Shylock, King Lear and Henry IV, as well as Barabas in Marlowe's Jew of Malta.

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Breaking Free from Religious Dogma

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The Duchess of Malfi

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God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology

Rediscover incisive, wide-ranging volumes of essays from one of the world's most renowned systematic theologians. Originally a companion piece to The Domain of the Word, these volumes, each featuring a brand new preface, bring together a variety of Webster's thought on dogmatic and moral theology. This first volume explores God, creation, providence, Christ, salvation and the church. Webster delves into how they have a common conception of the matter of Christian theology, and of the way in which that matter governs the order of a presentation of Christian truth.After an overall account of the relation between God in himself and the economy of God's external works, there are studies of the divine aseity and of the theology of the eternal Son. These are followed by a set of essays on creation out of nothing; the relation between God and God's creatures; the nature of providence; the relation of soteriology and the doctrine of God; and the place of teaching about justification in Christian theology. Each of the essays explores the relation of theology proper to economy, and together they pose an understanding of Christian doctrine in which all theological teaching flows from the doctrine of the immanent Trinity. These essays are invaluable for those seeking to understand Webster's thought and the intricacies of systematic theology.

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Confessing God

In this invaluable contribution to systematic theology, John Webster gives voice to a reordered conception of the substance of Christian teaching. With a new preface, readers can rediscover this classic work which lays bare the content and consequences of Christian teaching about God's perfection.Originally a companion volume to his earlier work, Word and Church, Confessing God gives readers a worked example of 'theological theology', that is, Christian theology which takes its rise in the Christian confession of the gospel which seeks to hear, celebrate and commend. They explore the substance of the Christian confession and the nature, ends and setting of Christian theology.This valuable and rigorous work is sure to be of use of any student of systematic theology.

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The Domain of the Word

Rediscover John Webster's incisive studies on the nature of Scripture and Christian Knowledge. Originally, a companion volume to his other work, God without Measure, this work demonstrates that a spiritually cogent Christian theology requires a clear, calm attention to causes in God's knowledge of himself and his communication of that knowledge to creatures. This work now features a brand new preface that contextualises this work and its influence.The first part of the volume examines topics on the nature and interpretation of Scripture. A Comprehensive proposal about Scripture and its interpretation is followed by a study of Scripture as the embassy of the risen Christ, and by three related chapters analysing the ways in which widely different major modern theologians have understood the nature and interpretation of the Bible.The second part of the volume makes a cumulative proposal about the nature and tasks of Christian theology, examining the fundamental principles of systematic theology, the distinctive role and scope of reason in Christian theology, the relation of theology to the humanities, and the vocation of theology to promote the peace of the church. This is essential reading for anybody seeking a deeper understanding of Holy Scripture.