Protestantism after 500 years / edited by Thomas Albert Howard and Mark A. Noll.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howard, Thomas Albert, 1967- editor.

Noll, Mark A., 1946- editor.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation.

Protestantism.

Reformation--Anniversaries, etc.

Reformation--Influence.

Protestantism--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The world stands before a landmark date: October 31, 2017, the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation. Countries, social movements, churches, universities, seminaries, and other institutions shaped by Protestantism face a daunting question: how should the Reformation be commemorated 500 years after the fact? In this volume, leading historians and theologians, Protestant and Catholic, come together to grapple with this question and examine the historical significance of the Reformation. Protestantism has been credited for restoring essential Christian truth, blamed for disastrous church divisions, and invoked as the cause of modern liberalism, capitalism, democracy, individualism, modern science, secularism, and so much else. This book examines the historical significance of the Reformation and considers how we might expand and enrich the ongoing conversation about Protestantism's impact. The contributors conclude that we must remember the Reformation not only because of the enduring, sometimes painful religious divisions that emerged from this era, but also because a historical understanding of the Reformation is necessary for promoting ecumenical understanding and thinking wisely about the future of Christianity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Looking Back

1 Remembering the Reformation, 1617,1817, and 1883: Commemoration as an Agent of Continuity and Change / Thomas Albert Howard Howard, Thomas Albert 25

2 From Gospel to Law: The Lutheran Reformation and Its Impact on Legal Culture / John Witte Jr. Witte, John, Jr. 52

3 Redefining the Sacred and the Supernatural: How the Protestant Reformation Really Did Disenchant the World / Carlos Eire Eire, Carlos 75

4 Protestantism and the Making of Modern Science / Peter Harrison Harrison, Peter 98

5 The Reformation and Higher Education / Karin Maag Maag, Karin 121

6 The Reformation and Modernity: Explaining the Causal Nexus / Brad S. Gregory Gregory, Brad S. 141

Part II The Present

7 Myth and History in Interpreting Protestantism: Recent Historiographical Trends / Matthew Lundin Lundin, Matthew 167

8 Commemorating the Reformation in "Post-Christian" Europe? / Herman J. Selderhuis Selderhuis, Herman J. 190

9 What Hath Wittenberg to Do with Lagos? Sixteenth-Century Protestantism and Global South Christianity / Philip Jenkins Jenkins, Philip 208

10 Protestantism Comes East: The Case of Korea / Sung-Deuk Oak Oak, Sung-Deuk 228

11 Chaotic Coherence: Sola Scriptura and the Twentieth-Century Spread of Christianity / Mark A. Noll Noll, Mark A. 258

Part III Theological Considerations

12 Martin Luther at 500 and the State of Global Lutheranism / Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Wilson, Sarah Hinlicky 283

13 Looking Ahead by Glancing Back; John Calvin and Thomas Aquinas on the Church / Matthew Levering Levering, Matthew 303

14 The Reformation and the New Ecumenism / Timothy George George, Timothy 319.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780190264819

0190264810

Publisher Number:

99968659038

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Restricted for use by site license.