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  • 3 - History, Tradition, and Skepticism: The Patterns of Nineteenth-Century Theology

  • Edited by Warren Breckman, University of Pennsylvania, Peter E. Gordon, Harvard University, Massachusetts
  • Book:
    The Cambridge History of Modern European Thought
    Published online:
    15 August 2019
    Print publication:
    29 August 2019, pp 65-87

  • Summary

    The religious thought of the nineteenth century is often associated with heterodoxy, skepticism, and the radical criticism occasioned by the work of Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche, and later Freud. While these movements and thinkers were significant, we should not view the period merely in terms of a steady march toward atheism and secularity. The long nineteenth century can be considered one of the most diverse and fruitful periods for theological work with the immense profusion of thought forms, intellectual challenges, and innovative developments that were generated in Europe. Often breaking out in new directions, the leading thinkers of the period also wrestled with the challenges of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment; these include questions surrounding the rational basis for religious belief, the historical reliability of sacred texts, and the foundation of ethics. In this chapter, much of the focus is on a succession of seminal thinkers, many of whom flourished in the universities of Germany under conditions that fostered academic rigor and facilitated an emerging if hard-won intellectual freedom. Particular attention is given to the impact of historical work, strategies that mediated between Christian doctrine and modernity, the reinvigoration of confessional theologies, and the influence of politics, natural science, and the empirical study of religion. The following selection is thematic rather than chronological.

The Providence of God
  • A Polyphonic Approach
  • David Fergusson
  • Published online:
    16 August 2018
    Print publication:
    30 August 2018
  • The concept of providence is embedded in the life and theology of the church. Its uses are frequent and varied in understandings of politics, nature, and individual life-stories. Parallels can be discerned in other faiths. In this volume, David Fergusson traces the development of providential ideas at successive periods in church history. These include the early appropriation of Stoic and Platonic ideas, the codification of providence in the Middle Ages, its foregrounding in Reformed theology, and its secular applications in the modern era. Responses to the Lisbon earthquake (1755) provide an instructive case study. Although confidence in divine providence was shaken after 1914, several models were advanced during the twentieth century. Drawing upon this diversity of approaches, Fergusson offers a chastened but constructive account for the contemporary church. Arguing for a polyphonic approach, he aims to distribute providence across all three articles of the faith.

  • The role of peri-traumatic stress and disruption distress in predicting post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to a natural disaster

  • Joseph M. Boden, David M. Fergusson, L. John Horwood, Roger T. Mulder
  • Journal:
    BJPsych Open / Volume 1 / Issue 1 / June 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2018, pp. 81-86
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  • Background

    Few studies have examined the contribution of specific disaster-related experiences to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

    Aims

    To examine the roles of peri-traumatic stress and distress due to lingering disaster-related disruption in explaining linkages between disaster exposure and PTSD symptoms among a cohort exposed to the 2010–2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes.

    Method

    Structural equation models were fitted to data obtained from the Christchurch Health and Development Study at age 35 (n=495), 20–24 months following the onset of the disaster. Measures included: earthquake exposure, peri-traumatic stress, disruption distress and PTSD symptoms.

    Results

    The associations between earthquake exposure and PTSD symptoms were explained largely by the experience of peri-traumatic stress during the earthquakes (β=0.189, P<0.0001) and disruption distress following the earthquakes (β=0.105, P<0.0001).

    Conclusions

    The results suggest the importance of minimising post-event disruption distress following exposure to a natural disaster.

  • Accuracy of Self-report as a Method of Screening for Lifetime Occurrence of Traumatic Brain Injury Events that Resulted in Hospitalization

  • Audrey McKinlay, L. John Horwood, David M. Fergusson
  • Journal:
    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 22 / Issue 7 / August 2016
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    06 June 2016, pp. 717-723
  • Background

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs frequently during child and early adulthood, and is associated with negative outcomes including increased risk of drug abuse, mental health disorders and criminal offending. Identification of previous TBI for at-risk populations in clinical settings often relies on self-report, despite little information regarding self-report accuracy. This study examines the accuracy of adult self-report of hospitalized TBI events and the factors that enhance recall.

    Methods

    The Christchurch Health and Development Study is a birth cohort of 1265 children born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1977. A history of TBI events was prospectively gathered at each follow-up (yearly intervals 0–16, 18, 21, 25 years) using parental/self-report, verified using hospital records.

    Results

    At 25 years, 1003 cohort members were available, with 59/101 of all hospitalized TBI events being recalled. Recall varied depending on the age at injury and injury severity, with 10/11 of moderate/severe TBI being recalled. Logistic regression analysis indicated that a model using recorded loss of consciousness, age at injury, and injury severity, could accurately classify whether or not TBI would be reported in over 74% of cases.

    Conclusions

    This research demonstrates that, even when individuals are carefully cued, many instances of TBI will not recalled in adulthood despite the injury having required a period of hospitalization. Therefore, screening for TBI may require a combination of self-report and review of hospital files to ensure that all cases are identified. (JINS, 2016, 22, 717–723)

The Cambridge Companion to Reformed Theology
  • Edited by Paul T. Nimmo, David A. S. Fergusson
  • Published online:
    05 May 2016
    Print publication:
    25 April 2016
  • This Companion offers an introduction to Reformed theology, one of the most historically important, ecumenically active, and currently generative traditions of doctrinal enquiry, by way of reflecting upon its origins, its development, and its significance. The first part, Theological Topics, indicates the distinct array of doctrinal concerns which gives coherence over time to the identity of this tradition in all its diversity. The second part, Theological Figures, explores the life and work of a small number of theologians who have not only worked within this tradition, but have constructively shaped and inspired it in vital ways. The final part, Theological Contexts, considers the ways in which the resultant Reformed sensibilities in theology have had a marked impact both upon theological and ecclesiastical landscapes in different places and upon the wider societal landscapes of history. The result is a fascinating and compelling guide to this dynamic and vibrant theological tradition.

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