Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He wanted to free the reality of god from a the mythological worldview of biblical. John robinson s honest to god and my the secular city first appeared within two years of each other and together generated a new agenda for church and theology in the 1960s. As american as apple pieand that pie is getting expensive.
The firestorm of controversy and debate is indicated by the fact that scm press was able to publish this response volume in the same year. Buy honest to god 50th anniversary edition by john a. Originally published in 1963, honest to god ignited passionate debate about the nature of christian belief and doctrine in the white heat of a secular revolution. For more of my heart on this subject, check out my book, honest to god. May 12, 2009 buy honest to god scm classics new edition by robinson, john isbn.
This summary of john robinson s ground breaking book has been prepared to mark the 50th anniversary of its publication. It was this trend to which robinson and likeminded. Robinson, first published by scm press in england in 1963, subsequently. I have at times presumed to adapt his words to convey. My publisher entitled my book honest prayer, hoping, i am sure, to be pulled into the honest to god energy that was still abroad. In this book david edwards, the editor of the student. An advance story in londons sunday observer trumpeted the headline, bishop says the god up there or out there will have to go. Robinson, 9780334028512, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Alan race i have been asked to reflect on honest to god, a small paperback book by the british theologian, john a. Thus, the church was launched into what came to be known as the honest to god debate, and john a. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. This book sold more quickly and widely than any book of serious theology in the history of the world. Jan 01, 2002 this is the fortieth anniversary edition of john robinson s classic text. John arthur thomas 19191983 free mobi epub ebooks download. Robinson s book entitled honest to god was published, which sparked controversy in the church due to its liberal ideologies about god and going against traditional. Robinson was aware that numerous awkward questions were being asked about traditional christian beliefs, which it was no longer possible to ignore. Robinson, 1963, westminster press edition, in english. In addition, it articulated the anxieties of a generation who saw these traditional fundamentals as no longer acceptable or necessarily credible. Pdf theology before and after bishop robinsons honest to god. Robinson, anglican bishop and biblical schola r author o f honest to god in his recent book, jesus christ. Pdf honest to god and the south african churches in 2016.
In the decade following its publication more than a million copies were sold in seventeen different languages. There it has stirred up a hornets nest of criticism which seems to be mostly hostile, for it questions many of the traditional beliefs and practices of the christian religion as it has been conventionally lived for centuries. Published 1963 by westminster press in philadelphia. Honest to god by john a t robinson paperback scm press. Reissued on the 55th anniversary of the original publication, honest to god remains a work of honest theology that continues to inspire many in their search for credible christianity in todays world.
Honest to god is not a textbook but rather an argument for a theological position. It is an important position, and robinson has performed a long overdue task in. The year 20 was fifty years since the publication of honest to god, by john a. At wheaton college, he courted and married a missionarys daughter named elisabeth. Honest to god scm classics kindle edition by robinson. Westminster john knox press, 40th anniversary edition, 2003. Read the fulltext online edition of honest to god 1963. References to honest to god are taken from this edition and are given in parentheses in the text. This summary is compiled mostly with john robinsons own words. Honest to god a master class in the lords prayer session 6 your will be done jim elliot was not well known during his lifetime. The theological work honest to god by john robinson was a bestseller when it was published 50 years ago.
Robinson had already achieved notoriety by his defence of the publication of lady chatterleys lover. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Robinson, has started something he will be a long time getting stopped. By the same token the book brought forth a torrent of criticisms, much. But honest to god is, if anything, more pertinent now than ever. Pdf bishop john robinsons honest to god 1963 may be judged as a bombshell that. Robinson became a household word in the englishspeaking world. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Honest to god is a book written by the anglican bishop of woolwich john a. When did people stop thinking god lives on a cloud. These sessions address foundational issues in the life of every person.
Honest to god changed the face of british christianity, which during the 1950s had become formal, sleepy, complacent and overrespectable. My college professor once said, honesty is not an end in itself, but a means to our own transformation. Implementing them, on the other hand, will involve considerable social cost, but nothing compared to what the west will go through if we christians dont do the work, and the civil government doesnt begin to enforce gods law. In this sermon i shared various biblical examples of how we can become more authentic in our relationship with god and other people. The principles of honest money are not difficult to learn. Honest to god definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
This brought together responses to the book from across the spectrum. A summary for the pcnmodern church conference being honest to god, november 810 th 20 notes. He turned out a book that became a bestseller in no time at all. Honest to god is a bracing and engaging call to reexamine outdated and troublesome images of god. Buy honest to god scm classics new edition by robinson, john isbn. Theology before and after bishop robinsons honest to god. Theology before and after bishop robinson s honest to god. Italics without other reference indicate direct quotes from robinson jr.
He grew up in portland, oregon, the son of a plymouth brethren evangelist. Robinson has 23 books on goodreads with 1529 ratings. Study honest to god discussion and chapter questions and find honest to god study guide questions and answers. It aroused a storm of controversy on its original publication by scm press in 1963. Robinson, first published by scm press in england in 1963, subsequently translated into many languages and now enjoying its halfcentenary. The 1963 paperback honest to god by dr john robinson, bishop of woolwich, has caused an immense discussion by its call for a revolution in christianity. John a t robinson originally published in 1963, honest to god ignited passionate debate about the nature of christian belief and doctrine in the white heat of a secular revolution. John robinson s probing book led some to abandon their faith, some to accept it for the first time and. John robinson had been thinking over the ideas set out in the book for some time but the opportunity to write it came about as a result of a back ailment that. To judge by the letters reprinted in the honest to god debate the people who have been most helped by the bishops book are those who, having a christian background of some sort and then fallen into doubt, have drawn comfort from the fact that there was a bishop who understood their difficulty because he shared it. The passage that paul spoke to me with is philippians 4. Robinson is available at in several formats for your ereader. It has sold more quickly than any other new book of serious theology ever published. The honest to god debate by robinson john a t abebooks.
This is the fortieth anniversary edition of john robinson s classic text. This largerthan life man came to speak in richmond on the 10th anniversary of the publication of honest to god. Robinson, including honest to god, and redating the new testament, and more on. The bishop of woolwich explains in the last chapter of his book about the importance of change when it comes to christianity and especially if it is going to survive in the future. Robinson seemed to rapidly become a person upon whom religious people projected their own ideas of what he was like, and the book the honest to god debate, edited by robinson and by david l edwards, also published in 1963, contains a mixture of articles which either praise robinson for his approach or accuse him of atheism. It is an important position, and robinson has performed a long overdue task in presenting the position in a form which can be easily read and understood. Some people say honest to god to emphasize their feelings or to emphasize that. Sir lloyd geering fifty years ago this year bishop john robinson published his little book honest to god. I dare to suggest that that record may never be surpassed. John arthur thomas robinson 16 may 1919 5 december 1983 was an english new testament scholar, author and the anglican bishop of woolwich. Honest to god by john a t robinson seller thriftbooks published 1963. He was a lecturer at trinity college, cambridge, and later dean of trinity college until his death in 1983 from cancer.
Robinson 19191983, who was bishop of woolwich at the time. The title of what i want to share today is called prayer, honest to god. Robinson, criticising traditional christian theology. Of the latter, bishop john robinson s 1963 book honest to god is perhaps the most famous example. Robinson s honest to god was exceptionally successful. Find honest to god by robinson, john a t at biblio. I concede now that i seem to have been mistaken about the decline of religion. Porter, professor emeritus of theology at the university of exeter, wrote of the shroud of turin. John robinson s probing book led some to abandon their faith, some to accept it for the first time and many to dig deeper. It belongs to the office of a bishop in the church to be a guardian and defender of its doctrine. Jan 21, 2005 and the apostle john addresses this human quality in todays passage when he says, if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
John a t robinson a theologian examines the significance of god and religion for the modern man who rejects orthodox christianity. Honest to god scm classics kindle edition by john a. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Perhaps more than anything else, honest to god was a product of its time. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. The origin and significance of human life the existence and nature of god how god reveals himself and relates to people. Buy honest to god 50th anniversary edition 50th anniversary edition by john a.