Companion encyclopedia of theology / edited by Peter Byrne and Leslie Houlden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byrne, Peter, 1950-

Houlden, J. L. (James Leslie)

Series:

Routledge reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--History--20th century.

Theology.

Spirituality.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 1092 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 48 separately-authored, self-contained articles by an international team of both Christian and Jewish theologians and practitioners, this Companion provides a thorough examination of the place of Christianity in the modern world.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; General Introduction; The contributors; Introduction; The Hebrew Bible: formation and character; The Hebrew Bible: role in Judaism; The Christian adoption of the Old Testament; The Old Testament: historical study and new roles; The New Testament: content and character; The New Testament: the tradition of interpretation; The New Testament in theology; The Bible as holy book; Introduction; Jesus in history and belief; The triune God of the Bible and the emergence of orthodoxy; Christendom: medieval Christianity; The transition to modernity; The Enlightenment

Theology now; Christian theology and other faiths; Christian theology's dialogue with culture; Introduction; The concept of God; The idea of reason; Natural theology; Religious language; Theology and scientific understanding; Theological anthropology; Evil and theology; Feminism in the philosophy of religion; Introduction; Spirituality and theology; Patristic spirituality; Mysticism and devotion in the Middle Ages; Religious experience in

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-92201-9

1-280-32279-9

0-203-41403-9

9780203414033

OCLC:

61184688