The Sacramental Vision of Edward Bouverie Pusey - (T&t Clark Studies in English Theology) by Tobias A Karlowicz (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Offering a decisive challenge to the older reception of Pusey as a paragon of backwards scholarship, Tobias A. Karlowicz argues that Pusey is properly understood as a penetrating and original theologian whose work anticipated contemporary conversations about the nature of theology, and a pivotal figure in the history of Anglican theology. Karlowicz locates the heart of Pusey's project in a theological perception which looks through the physicality and concreteness of language, to discern Christ at the centre of both Scripture and the physical creation. This 'sacramental vision, ' which grew from Pusey's critique of Christianity's decay and his formative engagement with patristic hermeneutics and ontology, forms his teaching on the sacraments as vehicles for a Christian life of eucharistic self-oblation in union with Christ, and demonstrates the relevance of his thought to contemporary theology.

Review Quotes

[A] really excellent book.
Church Times

A comprehensive introduction to Edward Bouverie Pusey's theology at last! Toby Karlowicz's sympathetic and thorough treatment reconfigures our reception of the great 19th-century high churchman. Future scholarship will have to reckon with the deep impact of Pusey's sacramental view of reality on the Oxford Movement. The Sacramental Vision of Edward Bouverie Pusey demonstrates that Pusey's insight in patristic exegesis shaped his views on creation, on union with Christ, and on the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. Karlowicz makes a compelling case for reclaiming Pusey's sacramental vision today.

Karlowicz's work is a fascinating reappraisal of Pusey's theology and its legacy ... [the] book is a commendable achievement.
The North American Anglican

About the Author

Tobias A. Karlowicz is an Anglican Priest who has served several parishes in central Illinois, USA. He holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews, UK.