Christian theology : the classics / Shawn J. Bawulski and Stephen R. Holmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bawulski, Shawn J., author.

Holmes, Stephen R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology, Doctrinal--History.

Theology, Doctrinal.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 282 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

Christian Theology: The Classics is a vibrant introduction to the most important works of in the history of Christian thought. Exploring writings from the origins of Christianity to the present day, it examines some of the most influential theologians of all time, considering the context in which they were writing and the lasting significance of their work.

Contents:

Introduction : the story of Christian theology

Irenaeus of Lyons, "Against all heresies"

Origen of Alexandria, "On first principles"

Athanasius, "On the incarnation"

Basil of Caesarea, "On the Holy Spirit"

Creeds and conciliar documents

Augustine of Hippo, "On the Trinity"

Anselm, "Why the God-man?"

Thomas Aquinas, "Summa theologiae"

Julian of Norwich, "Revelations of divine love"

Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians

John Calvin, "Institutes of the Christian religion"

The canons and decrees of the Council of Trent

The Anglican formularies : The Book of Common Prayer, The Thirty-Nine Articles, and The Homilies

The Westminster standards : The Westminster Confession, The Shorter Catechism, The Larger Catechism, and The Book of Common Order

Jonathan Edwards, "The religious affections"

John Wesley, "A plain account of Christian perfection"

Friedrich Schleiermacher, "The Christian faith"

John Henry Newman, "Essay on the development of doctrine"

Ludwig Feuerbach, "The essence of Christianity"

Søren Kierkegaard, "The philosophical fragments"

Adolf von Harnack, "What is Christianity?"

Karl Barth, "Church dogmatics"

Dietrich Bonhöffer, "The cost of discipleship"

Rudolf Bultmann, "New Testament and mythology"

H. Richard Niebuhr, "Christ and culture"

Karl Rahner, "The Trinity"

The Second Vatican Council, "Lumen gentium"

John Howard Yoder, "The politics of Jesus"

Rosemary Radford Ruether, "Sexism and God-talk"

Gustavo Gutierrez, "A theology of liberation"

George Lindbeck, "The nature of doctrine"

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780415501903

0415501903

9780415501873

0415501873

OCLC:

794041362